#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: rmoore@gate.net@gate.net (Rick Moore) Midnight Special by Heddie Leadbetter [E]Yonder comes Miss [A]Rosie, How in the world do you [E]know I can tell her by her [B7]apron & the dress that she [E]wore Umbrella on her [A]shoulder A piece of paper in her [E]hand I heard her tell the [B7]captain Turn loose my [E]man Chorus: Let the minight [A]special Shine it's light [E]me Oh let the midnight [B7]special Shine it's everlasting light on [E]me When you get up in the morning When that big bell rings You go marching to the table You see the same old thing Knife & fork are on the table Ain't nothin in my pan & you say a word about it You get in trouble with the man {Chorus} If you ever go to Houston Boy you'd better walk right And you better not gamble And you better not fight Cuz Benson Crocker will arrest you & Jimmy Boone will take you down & you bet your bottom dollar That your Sugarland bound {Chorus} Well, jumpin little Judy She was a mighty fine gal She brought jumpin To the whole round world Well, she brought it in the morning Just awhile before day Well, she brought me the news That my wife was dead That started me to grieven Whoppin, hollerin & cryin That started me to thinkin Bout my great long time {Chorus}