Midnight Train

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Midnight Train’ arrives, several coaches long.  This is not one of those lyrically and musically “heavy” Stew songs, but still, it´s one of my favourites on the “Johnny and The Nasty Britches – John Stewart Live at Jimmy Duke´s with Dave Batti and Dennis Kenmore” CD (Neon Dreams, 2002).  This train is a-chug-chug-chugging along very nicely, and I like the verse with the excellent question, “Who the hell is Mr. Earl?”  I know the answer, but I won´t tell you.

 

 

C9 short

E-----------

B-------3---

G-----------

D----2------

A-------3---

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(C) (F)  (C) (F)(C)  (F)(C)

      (F)  (C) (F)(C)  (F)(C)  (G)

      (F)  (C) (F)(C)  (F)(C)

I´ m going (F)down to the depot,

Midnight train is on the (C)line.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

I´ m going (F)down to the depot,

Midnight train is on the (C)line.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

Yeah, (G)bringing back my baby,

(F) Midnight train is right on (C)time.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

 

Yeah, it´s (F)bringing back my baby,

Midnight train is on the (C)track.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

Oh, it´s (F)bringing back my baby,

Midnight train is on the (C)track.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

Well, it´s (G)bringing back my baby,

(F) She ain´t ever coming (C)back.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

 

I´ m going (F)down to the depot,

Midnight train is on the (C)line.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

I´ m going (F)down to the depot,

Midnight train is on the (C)line.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

Yeah, (G)bringing back my baby,

(F) Midnight train is right on (C)time.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

 

Hee, hee, (F)heeee,

Oh-oh-oh, oh-(C)ohhh,(F)(C)  (F)(C)

Ohh(F)hh, hee-hee-hee, ee-(C)ee.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

(G)  (F)  (C)  (F)(C)  (F)(C)

 

And I´m (F)going to Havana,

On to Caro(C)line.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

We´re going (F)down to Savannah,

Right on through to Caro(C)line.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

And we´re (G)going to Havana,

(F) Oh, these are the sweetest (C)times.(F)(C) (F)oh.(C)

 

Oh, they (F)used to call me Speedo,

But my real name is Mr. (C)Earl.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

Yo, they (F)up and call me Speedo,

But my real name is Mr. (C)Earl.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

And my (G)baby often tells me,

(F) “Who the hell is Mr. (C)Earl?”(F)(C)  (F)(C)

 

I´ m going (F)down to the depot,

Midnight train is on the (C)line.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

I´ m going (F)down to the depot,

Midnight train is on the (C)line.(F)(C)  (F)(C)

Yeah, it´s (G)bringing back my baby,

(F) Midnight train is right on (C)time.(F)(C)  (F)(C)(C9)(C))

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

(Speedo © Esther Navarro, 1955)

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Art Faller & Charlie Woodward

 

Speedo is Mr. Carroll, The Cadillac´s lead singer.

 

6/2003