Darlin' you can't love one
Darlin' you can't love one
You can't love one and still have fun

So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train
La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo
Darlin' you can't love two

Darlin' you can't love two
You can't love two and still be true
So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train

La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo
Darlin' you can't love three
Darlin' you can't love three

You can't love three and still love me
So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train
La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo

Darlin' you can't love four
Darlin' you can't love four
You can't love four and still love more

So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train
La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo
Darlin' you can't love five

Darlin' you can't love five
You can't love five and still survive
So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train

La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo
Darlin' you can't love six
Darlin' you can't love six

You can't love six and still play tricks
So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train
La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo

Darlin' you can't love seven
Darlin' you can't love seven
You can't love seven and still go to heaven

So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train
La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo
Darlin' you can't love eight

Darlin' you can't love eight
You can't love eight and still play straight
So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train

La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo
Darlin' you can't love nine
Darlin' you can't love nine

You can't love nine and still be mine
So I'm a-leavin' on the midnight train
La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo

(Sing very slowly)
Darlin' you can't love ten
Darlin' you can't love ten

You can't love ten so
(Speed up)
Kiss me again and to heck with the midnight train!

La-de-dah uh-huh oh boy whoo whoo