Biography:
Farrell "Rusty" Draper (January 25, 1923 – March 28, 2003) was an American country and pop singer who achieved his greatest success in the 1950s.
Born in Kirksville, Missouri and nicknamed "Rusty" for his red hair, he began performing on his uncle's radio show in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the mid 1930s. Draper moved on to work at radio stations in Des Moines, Iowa—sometimes filling in for sports announcer Ronald Reagan—and in Illinois before settling in California.
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[Intro]
G
[Chorus]
C
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C
The trains all come through the middle of the house
D G
Since the company bought the land
[Verse]
C
They let us live in the front of the house
G
They let us live in the back
C
But there ain't no livin' in the middle of the house
D G
'Cause that's the railroad track
[Verse]
C
When a bill collector comes to the house
G
He knocks and bangs on the door
C
So we sit him right down in the middle of the house
D7 G
And he never comes back no more
[Chorus]
C
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C
It comes and goes through the middle of the house
D G
And the trains are all on time
G
Here comes the five-o-nine
[Verse]
C
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G
In and out of the middle of the house
C
Right smack dab through the middle of the house
D G
Where the parlor used to be
[Verse]
C
There's a great big door in the front of the house
G
There's a little old door in the back
C
But we can't have doors in the middle of the house
D G
'Cause that's the railroad track
[Verse]
C
A relative came to visit the house
G
He liked to scream and fuss
C
So we sat him right down in the middle of the house
D7 G
And he never more bothered us
[Chorus]
C
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C
It comes and goes through the middle of the house
D G
Since the company bought the land.
G
[Chorus]
C
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C
The trains all come through the middle of the house
D G
Since the company bought the land
[Verse]
C
They let us live in the front of the house
G
They let us live in the back
C
But there ain't no livin' in the middle of the house
D G
'Cause that's the railroad track
[Verse]
C
When a bill collector comes to the house
G
He knocks and bangs on the door
C
So we sit him right down in the middle of the house
D7 G
And he never comes back no more
[Chorus]
C
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C
It comes and goes through the middle of the house
D G
And the trains are all on time
G
Here comes the five-o-nine
[Verse]
C
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G
In and out of the middle of the house
C
Right smack dab through the middle of the house
D G
Where the parlor used to be
[Verse]
C
There's a great big door in the front of the house
G
There's a little old door in the back
C
But we can't have doors in the middle of the house
D G
'Cause that's the railroad track
[Verse]
C
A relative came to visit the house
G
He liked to scream and fuss
C
So we sat him right down in the middle of the house
D7 G
And he never more bothered us
[Chorus]
C
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C
It comes and goes through the middle of the house
D G
Since the company bought the land.
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