Intro : (x4)
Did you h ear about the mi dnight ra mbler?
Everybody g ot to go
Did you h ear about the mi dnight ra mbler
The o ne that shut the k itchen do or?
He do n't give a h oot of a w arning,
A-wra pped up in a b lack cat c oat
He do n't go in the l ight in the morning
He's split the time the c ock'rel cr ows
Talk ing about the mi dnight ga mbler,
The o ne you've never seen befo re
A-t alking about the m idnight gamb ler
Did you s ee him jump the garden wa ll?
A-sig hing down the w ind so sad ly
A-lis ten and you hear him m oan
Well I'm t alking about the m idnight ga mbler
Ev erybody g ot to go
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Did you h ear about the m idnight ra mbler?
Well h oney it's no r ock'n'roll show
Well I'm a-t alking about the m idnight ga mbler
The o ne you've never s een befo re
Don't you do that (...)
Well you h eard about the B oston.. .
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It's n ot, o ne those. ..
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Well I'm t alking about the m idnight.. .
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The o ne who closed the be droom doo r?
I'm called the hit and run, r ape her in anger
The kn ife sharpened tippy to ed
Or just the sho ot him dead br ain-belled jangler
You know the on e you never se en before
So if you e ver meet the m idnight ram bler
A-cr awling down your m arble ha ll
Well he pr owling like a p roud black panther
You can say I, I told you s o
Well won't you listen for the m idnight ram bler
Play it easy as you go
I'm gonna sm ash down your pl ate glass w indows
Put a fi st through your s teel plate door
Did you h ear about the mi dnight ra mbler?
He'll leave his f ootprints up and d own your hall
A-did you h ear about the mi dnight ga mbler?
A-did you see me make my m idnight c all?
And if you e ver catch the m idnight ram bler
I'll steal your mi stress from un der your n ose
Well go e asy with your c old fan dango
I'll stick my kn ife right do wn your throat, baby and it h urts