Midnight Special
Billy Bragg
Tuning D [Verse 1] oh wake up early in the morning when the ding-dong rings go walkin to the table see the same damn thing knife and fork upon the table ain’t but nothing in the pan say anything about it get in trouble with the man [Chorus] Oh shine a light on shine a light on let the midnight special shine its ever-loving light on me-ee shine a light on and it would be long shine a light on Oh let the midnight special shine its ever-loving light on me [Verse 2] Yonder come miss Rosie how in the hell’d you know? well i know her by her apron and the dress she wore Umbrella on her shoulder piece of paper in her hand; She’s come to tell the gov’nor ’set loose my man’ [Chorus] Oh shine a light on shine a light on let the midnight special shine its ever-loving light on me-ee shine a light on and it would be long shine a light on Oh let the midnight special shine its ever-loving light on me [Verse 3] if you ever go to Houston Oh you better walk right you better not stagger there you better not fight or the police the will arrest you and they will carry you down and the next thing you know is you’re penitentiary bound [Chorus] Oh shine a light on shine a light on let the midnight special shine its ever-loving light on me-ee shine a light on and it would be long shine a light on Oh let the midnight special shine its ever-loving light on me [Outro] oh-oh-oh light on oh-oh-oh light on oh let the midnight special shine its ever-loving light on me-ee oh-oh-oh light on and it wouldn’t be long little light on Oh let the midnight special shine its ever-loving light on me-ee
