MIDNIGHT BUS

w & m by John D Loudermilk
(c) 1959, Universal Cedarwood

Me and my baby, we got on the midnight bus
Pulled out of Durham and left in a cloud of dust
Headed for the border of North and South Caroline
This time tomorrow she'll be mine

After we had ridden for a while on the midnight bus
We fell out and had an awful fuss
Said goodbye, I pulled the buzzer chord
I got off and the driver slammed the door

Standin' in the highway, holdin' my suitcase tight
Watching that midnight bus pull out of sight
She's gone, my baby's gone and I'm alone

Left and lost my baby on the midnight bus
Left and lost my baby on the midnight bus
She's gone, my baby's gone and I'm alone

Note: Lyrics as sung on the original Billy Graves (1959) version.
Betty McQuade (1961) sings He in stead of She of course, and also changes the got of line 1 in left, ridden into traveled and left and lost into loved and lost.
Loudermilk (1960) sings verse 4 before verse 3.

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