but i m not going to let them catch me, lord, i m not going to let them catch the midnight rider no, i m not going to let them catch me, lord, i m not going to let them catch the midnight rider well, down in louisiana, across new orleans, went back up in the woods on the ever greens stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, and johnny be good and never learned to read or write too well, but he could play guitar like a ring on a bell go, go, go, johnny, go go, go, go, go johnny go, j n jonny be good
but i m not going to let them catch me, lord, i m not going to let them catch the midnight rider no, i m not going to let them catch me, lord, i m not going to let them catch the midnight rider well, down in louisiana, across new orleans, went back up in the woods on e ever gree stood log cabin made of earth and wood, and johnny be good and never learned to read or write too well, but he could play guitar like a ring on a bell go, go, go, johnny, go go, go, go, johnny, go go, go, go, go johnny go, go, go, go, johnny be good