Midnight Special (live) Lyrics - One Grain Of Sand - Odetta

Well, you wake up in the morning, hear the ding dong ring 

Ya go marching to the table, ya see the same old things 

All on one table, knife, a fork and a pan 

And it ya say a thing about it, you're in trouble with the man 

Oh, let the Midnight Special shine her light on me 

Let the Midnight Special shine her ever loving light on me 

Oh, if you ever go to Houston, ya better walk right 

Ya better not stagger, you'd better not fight 

Sheriff he'll arrest you, he'll carry ya down 

And if the jury finds ya guilty, you're penitentiary bound 

Oh, let the Midnight Special shine her light on me 

Let the Midnight Special shine her ever loving light on me 

"O yonder comes Miss Rosie! 

"How in the world do ya know? 

"Well, I knowed her by her apron and the dress she wore 

Umbrella on her shoulder, a piece of paper in her hand 

She goes a walking to the captain, said, "Turn loose my man 

Oh, let the Midnight Special shine her light on me 

Let the Midnight Special shine her ever loving light on me