Midnight Train

Midnight Train - Johnny Burnette

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

Cause 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