Well, you wake up in the mornin', you hear the work bell ring,
And they march you to the table to see the same old thing.
Ain’t no food upon the table, and no pork up in the pan.
But you better not complain, boy, you get in trouble with the man.
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Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me,
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me,
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me,
Let the Midnight Special shine a everlovin' light on me.
Yonder come miss Rosie, how in the world did you know?
By the way she wears her apron, and the clothes she wore.
Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand;
She come to see the gov’nor, she wants to free her man.
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If you’re ever in Houston, well, you better do the right;
You better not gamble, there, you better not fight, at all
Or the sheriff will grab ya and the boys will bring you down.
The next thing you know, boy, Oh! You’re prison bound.
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A benefit of being raised by my grandparents is that I got into good music like Creedence and Johnny Cash. Rather my upbringing than that of these kids my age listening to modern pop and rap.
To put a thumbs down on a classic like this one simply shows the lack of taste for a song that is clearly a classic, by someone who lacks taste for great classic rock and roll.
Man these guys were great. Just absolutely great. Maybe the best American Band ever. Who knows? Too bad Fogerty turned out to be such an obnoxious leftist. What a shame. But a great Rock an Roller. No doubt about that.
I was 5 when I first heard this song and been in love with old school sounds ever since,but it was also first time I was scared to death..the intro to the movie twilight zone..Dan aykroyd.."u wanna see something scary"