Walkin' after Midnight (1961) - Patsy Cline - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Don Helms's weeping steel guitar sets the scene for Patsy Cline's lonesome country hit "Walkin' After Midnight," written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht and recorded by the US country music artist in 1961. The song became Patsy Cline's first major hit single, making it to Number 2 on the Billboard country music chart and Number 12 on its pop charts. "Walkin' after Midnight" is steeped in melancholy: "I stopped to see a weeping willow / Crying on his pillow / Maybe he's crying for me / And as the skies turn gloomy / Night winds whisper to me / I'm lonesome as I can be," she croons in the chorus, sprinkling her magical voice over a swinging, laidback country stroll. The song is a tale of lost love and loneliness, ending the song with a plea: "I go out walkin' after midnight / Out in the moonlight / Just hopin' you may be somewhere a-walkin' / After midnight, searchin' for me (wa-wa-walking, wa-ooh-ah)."