Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it's light on me Shine a light on me Let the midnight special Let the midnight Shine it's ever loving light on me Ever loving light on me Yonder come miss RoseyHow in the world do you know? How in the world do you know? Well, I know her by her apron And the dress she wore Umbrella on her shoulder A piece of paper in her hand She gonna tell old JohnShe want back her man, she want back her man Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it's light on me Shine a light on me Let the midnight special Let the midnight Shine it's ever loving light on me Ever loving light on If you ever go to HoustonYeah, you better walk right You'd better not gamble And sure thing better not fight The next thing you know the Sheriff gonna arrest you Some judge send you down And you can bet your bottom dollar Lord, you'll be chain gang bound, chain gang bound Let the midnight special Let the midnight Shine it's light on me Shine, shine, shine, shine Let the midnight special Shine onShine it's ever loving light on me Shine on me, yeah Let the midnight special Shine, shine, shine, shine Shine it's light on me Shine on me Let the midnight special Way into midnight Shine it's ever loving light on me Way into midnight, baby
Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it's light on me Shine a light on me Let the midnight special Let the midnight Shine it's ever loving light on me Ever loving light on me Yonder come miss RoseyHow in the world do you know? How in the world do you know? Well, I know her by her apron And the dress she wore Umbrella on her shoulder A piece of paper in her hand She gonna tell old JohnShe want back her man, she want back her man Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it's light on me Shine a light on me Let the midnight special Let the midnight Shine it's ever loving light on me Ever loving light on If you ever go to HoustonYeah, you better walk right You'd better not gamble And sure thing better not fight The next thing you know the Sheriff gonna arrest you Some judge send you down And you can bet your bottom dollar Lord, you'll be chain gang bound, chain gang bound Let the midnight special Let the midnight Shine it's light on me Shine, shine, shine, shine Let the midnight special Shine onShine it's ever loving light on me Shine on me, yeah Let the midnight special Shine, shine, shine, shine Shine it's light on me Shine on me Let the midnight special Way into midnight Shine it's ever loving light on me Way into midnight, baby