Lyrics and translation The Weavers - Midnight Special
One
day,
one
day,
Un
jour,
un
jour,
I
was
walking
along
Je
marchais
le
long
de
la
route
I
heard
the
Midnight
Special
J'ai
entendu
le
Midnight
Special
Singing
a
lonesome
song
Chanter
une
chanson
mélancolique
Oh,
let
the
midnight
special,
shine
her
light
on
me
Oh,
laisse
le
Midnight
Special,
éclairer
sa
lumière
sur
moi
Oh,
let
the
midnight
special
shine
her
everlovin'
light
on
me
Oh,
laisse
le
Midnight
Special
briller
sa
lumière
d'amour
sur
moi
Now
you
wake
up
in
the
morning,
you'll
hear
the
ding
dong
ring
Maintenant,
tu
te
réveilles
le
matin,
tu
entends
la
sonnerie
tintinnabuler
And
you
go
marching
to
the
table,
you
see
the
same
old
thing
Et
tu
marches
vers
la
table,
tu
vois
la
même
chose
qu'hier
Well
it's
sittin'
on
the
table,
a
knife,
a
fork,
and
a
pan
Eh
bien,
c'est
sur
la
table,
un
couteau,
une
fourchette
et
une
casserole
If
you
say
anything
about
it,
you're
in
trouble
with
the
man
Si
tu
dis
quoi
que
ce
soit
à
ce
sujet,
tu
auras
des
ennuis
avec
l'homme
Oh
let
the
midnight
special
shine
her
light
on
me
Oh,
laisse
le
Midnight
Special
éclairer
sa
lumière
sur
moi
Oh
let
the
midnight
special
shine
her
everlovin'
light
on
me
Oh,
laisse
le
Midnight
Special
briller
sa
lumière
d'amour
sur
moi
Well,
if
you
ever
go
to
Houston,
then
you
better
walk
right
Eh
bien,
si
tu
vas
jamais
à
Houston,
alors
tu
ferais
mieux
de
marcher
droit
And
you
have
better
not
stagger
and
you
had
better
not
fight
Et
tu
ferais
mieux
de
ne
pas
tituber
et
tu
ferais
mieux
de
ne
pas
te
battre
Because
the
sheriff
will
arrest
you,
he's
gonna
take
you
down
Parce
que
le
shérif
va
t'arrêter,
il
va
te
mettre
au
tapis
And
you
can
bet
your
bottom
dollar,
you're
penitentiary
bound
Et
tu
peux
parier
ta
chemise,
tu
seras
en
prison
Oh
let
the
midnight
special
shine
her
light
on
me
Oh,
laisse
le
Midnight
Special
éclairer
sa
lumière
sur
moi
Oh
let
the
midnight
special
shine
her
everlovin'
light
on
me
Oh,
laisse
le
Midnight
Special
briller
sa
lumière
d'amour
sur
moi
Well,
yonder
comes
Miss
Rosie,
tell
me,
how
did
you
know?
Eh
bien,
voilà
Miss
Rosie,
dis-moi,
comment
as-tu
su
?
I
know
by
the
color
of
her
apron
and
the
dress
she
wore
Je
sais
par
la
couleur
de
son
tablier
et
la
robe
qu'elle
portait
Well,
she
brought
me
a
little
coffee
Eh
bien,
elle
m'a
apporté
un
peu
de
café
And
she
brought
me
a
little
tea
Et
elle
m'a
apporté
un
peu
de
thé
She
brought
me
nearly
everything
Elle
m'a
apporté
presque
tout
Except
the
jailhouse
key
Sauf
la
clé
de
la
prison
Oh
let
the
midnight
special
shine
her
light
on
me
Oh,
laisse
le
Midnight
Special
éclairer
sa
lumière
sur
moi
Oh
let
the
midnight
special
shine
her
everlovin'
light
on
Oh,
laisse
le
Midnight
Special
briller
sa
lumière
d'amour
sur
Her
everlovin'
light
on
me
Sa
lumière
d'amour
sur
moi
Rate the translation
1
Hard Ain't It Hard
2 Talking Blues
3 The Gandy Dancer's Ball
4 Every Night When the Sun Goes Down
5 On Top of Old Smokey (feat. Terry Gilkyson)
6 Taking It Easy
7 Benoni
8 Rock Island Line (Rock Island Shuffle)
9 Down in the Valley
10 Clementine
11 True Love
12 Bay of Mexico
13 Old Paint (Ride Around Little Dogies)
14 (Come on and) Join Into the Game
15 Jig Along Home
16 Go Tell It On the Mountain
17 Lulloo Lullay
18 It's Almost Day
19 Buddy Rogers Show: November 24, 1950, Interview
20 Goodnight, Sweet Dreams (feat. Lee Hays & Fred Hellerman)
21 Just One More Chance (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
22 Flamenco (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
23 Calla, Calla (The Bride) (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
24 (Ma Come' Bali) Bela Bimba (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
25 Pity the Downtrodden Landlord (feat. Fred Hellerman)
26 Quilting Bee
27 Old Man Atom - Fred Hellerman
28 New York City
29 A Train to the Zoo, Parts 1 & 2
30 The Peekskill Story, Parts 1 & 2
31 The Trenton Six, Parts 1 & 2
32 Masters in This Hall
33 Joy to the World
34 We Shall Not Be Moved
35 Wasn't That a Time
36 Run Home to Ma-Ma
37 Greensleeves (Instrumental)
38 Around the World
39 El Quinto Regimento
40 East Virginia Blues
41 Lousy Dime
42 The Johnson Boys
43 I Don't Want to Get Adjusted
44 Banks of Marble
45 The Hammer Song
46 Love Song Blues
47 Freight Train Blues
48 Dig My Grave
49 Poor Howard's Dead and Gone (live)
50 Dig My Grave (live)
51 Love Song Blues (live)
52 Washington Square Blues (live)
53 Darling Cory
54 Across the Wide Missouri (feat. Terry Gilkyson)
55 I Know Where I'm Going
56 Suliram (Indonesian Lullaby)
57 Easy Rider Blues
58 Along The Colorado Trail
59 Midnight Special
60 So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh
61 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (Hebrew)
62 The Fireship (live)
63 Lousy Dime (live)
64 The Johnson Boys (live)
65 Freight Train Blues (live)
2 Talking Blues
3 The Gandy Dancer's Ball
4 Every Night When the Sun Goes Down
5 On Top of Old Smokey (feat. Terry Gilkyson)
6 Taking It Easy
7 Benoni
8 Rock Island Line (Rock Island Shuffle)
9 Down in the Valley
10 Clementine
11 True Love
12 Bay of Mexico
13 Old Paint (Ride Around Little Dogies)
14 (Come on and) Join Into the Game
15 Jig Along Home
16 Go Tell It On the Mountain
17 Lulloo Lullay
18 It's Almost Day
19 Buddy Rogers Show: November 24, 1950, Interview
20 Goodnight, Sweet Dreams (feat. Lee Hays & Fred Hellerman)
21 Just One More Chance (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
22 Flamenco (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
23 Calla, Calla (The Bride) (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
24 (Ma Come' Bali) Bela Bimba (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
25 Pity the Downtrodden Landlord (feat. Fred Hellerman)
26 Quilting Bee
27 Old Man Atom - Fred Hellerman
28 New York City
29 A Train to the Zoo, Parts 1 & 2
30 The Peekskill Story, Parts 1 & 2
31 The Trenton Six, Parts 1 & 2
32 Masters in This Hall
33 Joy to the World
34 We Shall Not Be Moved
35 Wasn't That a Time
36 Run Home to Ma-Ma
37 Greensleeves (Instrumental)
38 Around the World
39 El Quinto Regimento
40 East Virginia Blues
41 Lousy Dime
42 The Johnson Boys
43 I Don't Want to Get Adjusted
44 Banks of Marble
45 The Hammer Song
46 Love Song Blues
47 Freight Train Blues
48 Dig My Grave
49 Poor Howard's Dead and Gone (live)
50 Dig My Grave (live)
51 Love Song Blues (live)
52 Washington Square Blues (live)
53 Darling Cory
54 Across the Wide Missouri (feat. Terry Gilkyson)
55 I Know Where I'm Going
56 Suliram (Indonesian Lullaby)
57 Easy Rider Blues
58 Along The Colorado Trail
59 Midnight Special
60 So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh
61 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (Hebrew)
62 The Fireship (live)
63 Lousy Dime (live)
64 The Johnson Boys (live)
65 Freight Train Blues (live)
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