Well you wake up in the mornin'
You hear the work bell ring
And they march you to the table
You see the same old thing
Ain't no food upon the table
And no fork up in the pan
But you'd better not complain boy
You'll get in trouble with the m an
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the ever-lovin' l ight on me
Yonder come Miss Ro sie
How in the world did you kno w
By the way she wears her a pron
And the clothes she wo re
Umbrella on her sho ulder
Piece of paper in her ha nd
She come to see the go v'nor
She wanna free her ma n
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the ever-lovin' l ight on me
If you're ever in Ho uston
Ooh you'd better do ri ght
You'd better not ga mble
And you'd better not fi ght
Or the sheriff will gra b ya
And the boys'll bring you do wn
The next thing you know bo y
Ooh you're prison-bo und
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the light on m e
Let the midnight s pecial
Shine the ever-lovin' l ight on me
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