performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
in D
initially, single, slow strums of each chord
D... Well, you wake up in the mornin' G
You hear the work bell ring D
And they march you to the table A7
You see the same old thing D
Ain't no food upon the table G
And no fork up in the pan D
But you'd better not complain, boy A7
You'll get in trouble with the man D
now speed up tempo and strum continuously; all subsequent verses have same pattern as chorus
Let the midnight Gspecial
Shine the light on Dme
Let the midnight A7special
Shine the light on Dme
Let the midnight Gspecial
Shine the light on Dme
Let the midnight A7special
Shine the ever-lovin' Dlight 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 wanna free her man.
Repeat chorus
If you're ever in Houston,
Ooh, you'd better do right,
You'd better not gamble,
And you'd better not fight,
Or the sheriff will grab ya,
And the boys'll bring you down,
The next thing you know, boy,
Ooh, you're prison-bound.
chorus twice; 2nd time, at last line, decelerate, with break at "light on me," to final strum of D
Leadbelly
Well jumpin' little Judy, she was a mighty fine girl,
Well Judy brought jumpin' to this whole round world,
Well she brought it in the mornin', just a while before day,
She brought me the news, that my wife was dead,
That started me to grievin', then hollerin' and a-cryin',
Then I had to give the worry about a been a long time.