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Artist: Johnny Burnette
Canonical path: /johnny-burnette/midnight-train
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Midnight Train
Read Midnight Train lyrics by Johnny Burnette on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Midnight Train
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I left my gal sad and lonely, left her standing in the rain
I went down to the railroad, I caught myself a midnight train
I beat my way into Texas, landed in a gambling town
I got myself into trouble, I shot the county sheriff down
Oh Lord, I shot the county sheriff down
They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain
They took me to El Paso, they tied me with a ball and chain
These prisonbars all around me, no-one to call my bail
My heart's sad and so lonely, I want to get out of this jail
Oh Lord, I want to get out of this jail
The jury read the verdict, murder in the first degree
The judge said, take this prisoner to the penitentiary
They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain
I'd left my home forever and I'll never see my gal again
Oh Lord, I'll never see my gal again
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Johnny Burnette performs "Midnight Train", and this lyric page sits inside the Johnny Burnette catalog on LyroVerse.
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