Leadbelly Midnight Special (version 2) Lyrics

Midnight Special (version 2) Lyrics

Yonder come Miss Rosie, how in the world do you know

Well I know by the
apron and the dress she wore

Well an umbrella on her shoulder, piece of
paper in her hand

Well I'm gonna ask the governor, he turn a-lose a-my
man



Let the midnight special, shine the light on me

Let the
midnight special, shine the ever-lovin' light on me



When you get
up in the mornin', when that big bell ring

You go and march to the table,
see the same damn thing

Knife and fork are on the table, there's nothin'
in my pan

And if you say anything about it, havin' trouble with the
man



Well I went to the nation and to the territo(ry)

Well I
thought about the girl I love, in that Mexico



If you ever go to
Houston, oh you better walk right

And you better not squallow and you
better not fight

Sheriff Rocko will arrest you, Eddie Boone will take you
down

You can bet your bottom dollar, penitentiary bound



Well
jumpin' little Judy, she was a mighty fine girl

Well Judy brought jumpin'
to this whole round world

Well she brought it in the mornin', just a while
before day

She brought me the news, that my wife was dead

That
started me to grievin', then hollerin' and a-cryin'

Then I had to give
the worry about a been a long time