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