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 Rosey How 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 John She 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 Houston Yeah, 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 on Shine 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