Listen to Midnight Rambler (Live / Forest National Arena, Brussels / 17/10/73) by The Rolling Stones

Midnight Rambler (Live / Forest National Arena, Brussels / 17/10/73)

The Rolling Stones

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

Performer

Billy Preston

Keyboards

Steve Mandaio

Flugelhorn

Trevor Lawrence

Trevor Lawrence

Saxophone

Charlie Watts

Drums

Keith Richards

Guitar

Mick Jagger

Vocals

Mick Taylor

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Mick Jagger

Songwriter

Keith Richards

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bob Clearmountain

Bob Clearmountain

Mixing Engineer

Andrew Johns

Engineer

Tapani Tapanainen

Tapani Tapanainen

Engineer

Mick McKenna

Engineer

Stephen Marcussen

Stephen Marcussen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight rambler

Everybody got to go

Yeah, let's talk about the midnight gambler

Did you see him jump the garden wall?

Sighin' down the wind so sadly

Listen and you'll hear him moan

I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight gambler

Everybody got to go

[Verse 2]

Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight rambler

The one you've never seen before

I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight rambler

And see me shut the garden door

He don't give you a hoot of a warning

Dressed up in a black-cat cloak

He don't go in the light of the morning

He split the time the cockerel crows

Yeah, baby

[Verse 3]

I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight rambler

Honey, it's no rock and roll show

I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight rambler

Everybody got to go

[Verse 4]

Yeah, oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Turn the sound on

Let's shake it up, let's shake it on up

Let's shake it on up

Shake it on

Woo

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Don't do that

Don't do that

Don't do that

Almost there

[Verse 5]

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

[Verse 6]

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Woo

Yeah

[Verse 7]

Ow

Ow

Ow

Ow

Come on

Ow

Come on

Ow

Come on

Ow

Ow

[Verse 8]

Baby

Oh, yeah

Baby, yeah

Baby, yeah

Oh, baby

I don't know baby

Oh, no, baby

Oh, no, baby

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

All right

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, baby

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

[Verse 9]

Well, you heard about the Boston

Well, honey, it's not one of those

Now, I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight

Did you see me shut the bedroom door?

I'm called the hit-and-run raper in anger

Oh, just a knife-sharpened tippy-toes

Or just a shoot-'em-dead, brain-bell jangler

Everybody got to go

[Verse 10]

If you ever see the midnight rambler

I'm just paddin' down your marble hall

And he's pouncin' like a proud black panther

Yeah, you can say I told you so

Won't you listen for the midnight rambler?

Play it easy, easy as you go

I'm gon' smash down all y'all's plate glass windows

Put my fist through your steel-plate door

[Verse 11]

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Woo

Yeah, baby

Woo

Woo

Woo

[Verse 12]

Yeah, well, I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight rambler

Everybody got to go

Well, I'm a talk 'bout the midnight rambler

You see me shut the bedroom door

And if you ever catch the midnight rambler

I'll steal your mistress from under your nose

I'll go easy with your cold-fanged anger

I'll stick my knife down your throat

[Verse 13]

Woo

Yeah

Yeah

Yes

Oh, yes

Oh, you make me feel so good

Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

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