Ride the silver eagle out of JFK
 Up the eastern seaboard destination Portland Maine
 When we saw the people at the concert hall
 The seats were for five thousand it made us feel so small 

 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 On our journey 'cross the States
 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 Right on through the USA 

 Stopped off at Niagara taking pictures of the falls
 Tried to cross the border were accosted by the law 
 People down in Texas from the red hot burning sun
 They couldn't stand the heatwave but we just kept rollin' on 

 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 On our journey 'cross the States
 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 Right on through the USA 

 Driving into Nashville on the highway interstate
 Had a holdup on the freeway we end up being late
 Flew into Chicago but we never heard the blues
 Played some rock 'n' roll there then down to Batton Rouge 

 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 On our journey 'cross the States
 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 Right on through the USA 

 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 On our journey 'cross the States
 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 Right on through the USA 

 Fought the vigilante at the end of our first tour
 We made a lot of friends there we'll see them all next year
 As we fought the big deadline, oh, we won't forget the days
 We rode the silver eagle right across the USA 

 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 On our journey 'cross the States Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 Right on through the USA 

 Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 On our journey 'cross the States Midnight rider keeps on rollin'
 Right on through the USA 

 Midnight rider