By theh0nestman theh0nestman Bandcamp.
Cover art by dodostad dodostad Tumblr dodostad Twitter kotijumi DeviantArt.
Released 9/9/2017.
Duration: 4:22.

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Tracks that I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (theh0nestman Version) references:

• I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew by Jean Schwartz and William Jerome

Lyrics:

I despise a moral coward, one who lacks a manly spark
I can't stand a man afraid to go home in the dark
I always spend my evenings where there's women, wine, and song
Like a man, I always bring my little wife along, you see

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl and a wise bird too
Home with the milk in the morning
Singing the same old song
Rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, hey
Early to bed, and you'll miss all of the fun
Bring your wife and trouble, it will never trouble you
Just make her a member of the midnight crew!

(Ha ha! Hey!)

Now, the fun it doesn't stop 'til 12 on happy old Broadway
What's the point in going home before the break of day?
Now something confidential, whisper not above a breath
I once went home at 2 AM, and scared my wife to death (you see)

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl and a wise bird too
Home with the milk in the morning
Singing the same old song
Rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, hey
Early to bed, and you'll miss all of the fun
Bring your wife and trouble, it will never trouble you
Just make her a member of the midnight crew!

(Ooh)
(Hey, hey hey. Hey!)
(You're lookin' good)

I will never forget the time that I made six robbers run
Even though I did not have a knife, a blackjack, or a gun
I proved myself a hero of a very high degree (high degree)
I ran for home and six of them came running after me

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I am a night owl and a wise bird too
Home with the milk in the morning
Singing the same old song (Everybody)
Rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, hey
Early to bed, and you'll miss all of the fun
Bring your wife and trouble, it will never trouble you
Just make her a member of the midnight crew!

(It's easy, Jack! Just bring her with you! That's all I'm sayin')
(Make her a member of the midnight crew)

Artist commentary:

dodostad: (track artist, booklet commentary)

I was asking around for iconic rock album covers to base the art on since it was rather classic rock take on the midnight crew. Someone said Nirvana's Nevermind and I laughed and laughed and went with it

ostrichlittledungeon: (album team, booklet commentary)

After the acapella and post-punk versions of I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew, you may be wondering how there could possibly be a unique version of this song without stooping to What Pumpkin's level and making "I'm a Member of the Midnight Ska." theh0nestman manages to take this early 20th century classic somewhere entirely new. This version of the song has a country rock feel to it, with soft verses leading into harder, crunchier choruses, and the bridges between verses taking us into previously uncharted melodic territory.