Midnight Ravers - Bill Laswell

Do-do-do.

Do-do-do.

Do-do-do.

(You can’t tell the woman from the man)

No, I say you can’t, 'cause they’re dressed in the same pollution;

(dressed in the same pollution)

Their mind is confused with confusion

With their problems since they’ve no solution:

They become the midnight ravers.

Someone say:

(Please, don’t let me down!)

Oh, please, don’t let me — ee-ya-bab, oh, please don’t let me down!

(Midnight) Midnight ravers!

(ravers) Midnight ravers!

(Please don’t) Oh, please, please,

don’t let me down, down, down, down, down!

Don’t let me down;

Don’t let me down.

I see ten thousand chariots (ah-ah-ah-ah)

And they coming without horses;

(coming without horses)

The riders — they cover their face, (ah-ah-ah-ah)

So you couldn’t make them out in smoky place —

(make them out in smoky places)

In that musical stampede, where everyone is doing their thing.

Musical stampede — people swingin'

Musical stampede.

Someone say:

People, ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!)

(keep a-ridin'!) Ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!

People, ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!)

(keep a-ridin'!) Ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!

I can’t tell my woman from the man:

She is dressed in the same pollution;

(dressed in the same pollution)

Her mind is confused with confusion:

To my problem seems there’s never — never no solution!

I’ve become a night-life raver

And I’m beggin’you, (please) please, please —

oh, beel-ya-ba-ba — please don’t ya let me down!

(Night-life ravers) Night-life ravers!

Night-life ravers!

Oh, please, please, please, please, don’t let me down.

Don’t let me down;

Don’t let me down!

I see ten thousand chariots (ah-ah-ah-ah)

And they coming without horses;

(coming without horses)

The riders they cover their face, (ah-ah-ah-ah)

So you couldn’t make them out in smoky place —

In that musical stampede, oh!

It’s the musical stampede.

Ride on!

It’s the musical stampede, some preacher say!

People ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!)

(keep a-ridin'!) Ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!

A-ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!)

(keep a-ridin'!) Ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!

Ride on, y’all!

(keep a-ridin'!)

(keep a-ridin'!) Ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!) Midnight ravers!

Ride on!

(keep a-ridin'!)

(keep a-ridin'!) Don’t let me down, midnight ravers!

(keep a-ridin'!)

Midnight ravers, don’t let me down!

(keep a-ridin'!)

Don’t let me down — don’t let me down!

(keep a-ridin'!)

Well, I’m comin'!

I got too much talkin'.