Midnight Special
WELL, OH WELL, OH WELL, OH WELL, OH WELL.
WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNIN',
IN THE DING DONG RING,
COME WALKING TO THE TABLE,
I SEE THE SAME DAMN THING.
KNIFE AND FORK UPON THE TABLE,
PIECE OF PAPER IN MY HAND,
NOTHIN' I CAN DO ABOUT IT,
I GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE MAN.
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE ITS EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
IF YOU EVER GO TO HOUSTON,
YOU BETTER ACT RIGHT,
YOU BETTER NOT GAMBLE
AND YOU BETTER NOT FIGHT.
'CAUSE THE SHERIFF WILL ARREST YOU
AND HE'LL CARRY YOU DOWN.
IF THEY'RE GONNA FIND YOU GUILTY,
YOU'RE PENITENTIARY BOUND.
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE ITS EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNIN',
IN THE DING DONG RING,
COME WALKING TO THE TABLE,
I SEE THE SAME DAMN THING.
KNIFE AND FORK UPON THE TABLE,
PIECE OF PAPER IN MY HAND,
NOTHIN' I CAN DO ABOUT IT,
I GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE MAN.
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE AN EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
WELL, IF YOU EVER GET TO HOUSTON,
YOU BETTER ACT RIGHT,
YOU BETTER NOT GAMBLE
AND YOU BETTER NOT FIGHT.
'CAUSE THE SHERIFF WILL ARREST YOU
AND HE'LL CARRY YOU DOWN.
AND IF HE FIND YOU GUILTY,
WELL, YOU'LL BE SUGARLAND BOUND.
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE ITS EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
I SAID, THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL,
SHINE A LIGHT ON ME,
LET THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SHINE ITS EVERLOVIN' LIGHT ON ME.
H. Ledbetter
arr. P McCartney