monkey in the middle

i get up like a rocket in a hurricane

then it's off to work like a runaway train

drivin' them nails

draggin' my tail

it don't take much to follow my trail

follow my trail

back and forth in a game of pickle

i ain't nothing but the monkey in the middle

walking that sideshow tight rope making ends meet

that organ grinder be in a bind without me

in that circus they work us like a bunch of borrowed mules

but everytime that music plays i know what to do

every friday night at the honky tonk

me and my baby make that dive jump

when our buckles bump

i tell you what

that girl is packing some powerful stuff

powerful stuff

and when we get home she plays me like a fiddle

makin' sweet music with the monkey in the middle

walking that sideshow tightrope

makin' ends meet

that organ grinder be in a bind without me

in that circus they work us like a bunch of borrowed mules

but everytime that music plays sugar i know what to do

and then. i get up like a rocket in a hurricane

then it's off to work like a runaway train

drivin' them nails

draggin' my tail

it don't take much to follow my trail

follow my trail

back and forth in a game of pickle

i ain't nothing but the monkey in the middle