Midnight Bus:John D. Loudermilk.
recorded in 1960.
INTRO: A
#1.
A D A
Me and my baby, we left on the midnight bus.
A D A
Pulled out of Durham and left in a cloud of dust.
A D A
Headed for the border of North and South Caroline.
D E A
This time tomorrow she'll be mine.
#2.
A D A
After we had ridden for a while on the midnight bus.
A D A
We fell out and had an awful fuss.
A D A
Said goodbye, and I pulled the buzzer chord.
D E A
I got off and the driver slammed the door.
#3.
A D A
Left and lost my baby on the midnight bus.
A D A
Left and lost my baby on the midnight bus.
E D A
She's gone, my baby's gone and I'm alone.
#4.
A D A
Standin' in the highway, holdin' my suitcase tight.
A D A
Watching that midnight bus pull out of sight.
E D A
She's gone, my baby's gone and I'm alone.
OUTRO: A
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.