The railroad comes through the middle of the house

The railroad comes through the middle of the house

The trains all come through the middle of the house

Since the company bought the land



They let us live in the front of the house

They let us live in the back

But there ain't no livin' in the middle of the house

'Cause that's the railroad track



When a bill collector comes to the house

He knocks and bangs on the door

So we sit him right down in the middle of the house

And he never comes back no more



The railroad comes through the middle of the house

The railroad comes through the middle of the house

It comes and goes through the middle of the house

And the trains are all on time



Here comes the five-o-nine

singin' this song in the middle of the house



The railroad comes through the middle of the house

In and out of the middle of the house

Right smack dab through the middle of the house

Where the parlor used to be



There's a great big door in the front of the house

There's a little old door in the back

But we can't have doors in the middle of the house

'Cause that's the railroad track



A relative came to visit the house

He liked to scream and fuss

So we sat him right down in the middle of the house

And he never more bothered us



The railroad comes through the middle of the house

The railroad comes through the middle of the house

It comes and goes through the middle of the house

Since the company bought the land