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Midnight Special Lyrics
Yonder comes Miss Rosie/
How in the world do you know?/
Well, I know her by the apron and the dress she wore./
Umbrella on her shoulder,/
Piece of paper in her hand,/
Well, I’m callin’ that Captain,/
"Turn a-loose my man."/
Chorus
Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me./
Oh let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin’ light on me./
When you gets up in the morning,/
When that big bell ring./
You go marching to the table/
You meet the same old thing./
Knife and fork are on the table/
Ain’t nothing in my pan./
And if you say a thing about it/
You have a trouble with the man./
(Chorus)
If you ever go to Houston,/
Boys, you better walk right,/
And you better not squabble/
And you better not fight./
Benson Crocker will arrest you,/
Jimmy Boone will take you down./
You can bet your bottom dollar/
That you’re Sugarland bound./
(Chorus)
Well, jumping Little Judy,/
She was a mighty fine girl./
She brought jumping/
To the whole round world./
Well, she brought it in the morning/
Just a while before day./
Well, she brought me the news/
That my wife was dead./
That started me to grieving,/
Whooping, hollering, and crying./
And I began to worry/
About my great long time.
(Chorus)
How in the world do you know?/
Well, I know her by the apron and the dress she wore./
Umbrella on her shoulder,/
Piece of paper in her hand,/
Well, I’m callin’ that Captain,/
"Turn a-loose my man."/
Oh let the Midnight Special shine her ever-lovin’ light on me./
When you gets up in the morning,/
When that big bell ring./
You go marching to the table/
You meet the same old thing./
Knife and fork are on the table/
Ain’t nothing in my pan./
And if you say a thing about it/
You have a trouble with the man./
(Chorus)
Boys, you better walk right,/
And you better not squabble/
And you better not fight./
Benson Crocker will arrest you,/
Jimmy Boone will take you down./
You can bet your bottom dollar/
That you’re Sugarland bound./
She was a mighty fine girl./
She brought jumping/
To the whole round world./
Well, she brought it in the morning/
Just a while before day./
Well, she brought me the news/
That my wife was dead./
That started me to grieving,/
Whooping, hollering, and crying./
And I began to worry/
About my great long time.
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This song is about life in prison.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It's so homey, and comfortable, and human, and lovely.
It sounded to me like life in the Army....not much of a difference.
It sounded to me like life in the Army....not much of a difference.
Yes it is a song about prison. The midnight special was a train that came by the prison and the story is... If the train shined it's light on you, your woman was on the train with a pardon in her hand.
I was told by an old ex-felon that this song is about the electric chair, which is called "The Midnight Special" in the song. \nIt starts with the miserable conditions in prison. Miss Rosie loves her man and is desperate to save him. She\'ll do anything, even go to the Governor\'s Office and beg him to sign a pardon. Executions happen at midnight. They put a cap on top of your head, and a blue light shines down. The singer requests his own execution in the chorus. It ends with him giving a warning so that this doesn\'t happen to you, too: don\'t get in fights in Houston, because you\'ll be in prison quickly if you do.