Well, well, well, well, well   Wake up early in the morning   Hear the ding-dong ring   Coming walking to the table   I see the same damn thing      Knife and fork upon the table   Piece of paper in my hand   Nothing I can do about it   I'll get in trouble with the man      Let the midnight special   Shine its light on me   Let the midnight special   Shine its ever lovin' light on me      If you ever go to Houston   You better act right   You better not gamble   And you better not fight      'Cause the Sheriff will arrest you   And he'll carry you down   If they go and find you guilty   You're penitentiary bound      Let the midnight special   Shine its light on me   Let the midnight special   Shine its ever lovin' light on me      Wake up early in the morning   Hear the ding-dong ring   Coming walking to the table   I see the same damn thing      Knife and fork upon the table   Piece of paper in my hand   Nothing I can do about it   I'll get in trouble with the man      Let the midnight special   Shine its light on me   Let the midnight special   Shine its ever lovin' light on me      Let the midnight special      Well, if you ever get to Houston   You better act right   You better not gamble   And you better not fight      'Cause the Sheriff will arrest you   And he'll carry you down   And if they find you guilty   Well, you'll be sugarland bound      Let the midnight special   Shine its light on me   Let the midnight special   Shine its ever lovin' light on me      I said, the midnight special   Shine its light on me   Let the midnight special   Shine its ever lovin' light on me