Let the midnight special
 Shine its light on me
 Shine a light on me,
 Let the midnight special
 Let the midnight...
 Shine its 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 its light on me
 Shine a light on me.
 Let the midnight special
 Let the midnight...
 Shine its 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
 And some judge send you down
 And you can bet your bottom dollar
 Lord, you'll be chaingang bound,
 Chaingang bound.

 Let the midnight special
 Let the midnight
 Shine its light on me
 Shine, shine, shine, shine,
 Let the midnight special
 Shine on,
 Shine its ever-loving light on me
 Shine on me, yeah.

 Let the midnight special
 Shine, shine, shine,
 Shine its light on me
 Shine, shine on me,
 Let the midnight special
 Way into midnight,
 Shine its ever-loving light on me
 Way into midnight, baby,
 Let the midnight special
 Waah