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From: rmoore@gate.net@gate.net (Rick Moore)
Midnight Special
by Heddie Leadbetter
That started me to grieven
Whoppin, hollerin & cryin
That started me to thinkin
Bout my great long time
EYonder comes Miss ARosie,
How in the world do you Eknow
I can tell her by her B7apron
& the dress that she Ewore
Umbrella on her Ashoulder
A piece of paper in her Ehand
I heard her tell the B7captain
Turn loose my Eman
Chorus:
Let the minight Aspecial
Shine it's light Eme
Oh let the midnight B7special
Shine it's everlasting light on Eme
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 boundChorus
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 deadChorus