Woke up this morning
Heard the whistle blow
The jailer said come boy
It's time to go
Big midnight special
Shine your light on me
Big midnight special
Shine your ever loving light on me
I never had a blue soul
In my life before
Till my baby left me
At the station door
Big midnight special
Shine your light on me
Big midnight special
Shine your ever loving light on me
They put him in a Pullman
Guards around his door
Said you're off to Atlanta
Serve ten years more
Big midnight special
Shine your light on me
Big midnight special
Shine your ever loving light on me
Took him off in Atlanta
At the end of the line
Said start serving time boy
For your awful crime
Big midnight special
Shine your light on me
Big midnight special
Shine your ever loving light on me.
