Verse 1 When I left home I got a date My papa said Don't stay out too late He took me home Put grits on the griddle But you know I went straight down the middle Straight down the middle Is all she blew And that's where I'm going with You Verse 2 When I left work Nowhere to go My boss's wife said Don't be slow She took me home To play my fiddle But you know me I went straight down the middle Straight down the middle Is all she blew And that's where I'm going with You Verse 3 I got to thirty Played around My new friend said Just don't get found She cooked my food It started to sizzle But you know me I went straight down the middle Straight down the middle Is all she blew And that's where I'm going with You Verse 4 Now I'm wed I've got a wife But you know I got no strife Cos you know Life ain't no riddle And you know me I went straight down the middle Straight down the middle Is all she blew And that's where I'm going with You