down at the station early in the morning see the little pufferbellies all in a row some folks go to work and others take vacations one took melinda to cal i for ni o oh don t go melinda please don t go you didn t see the teacake i brung you from the fair i ve been working on the railroad all the livelong day i ve been working on the railroad just to pass the time away can t you hear the whistle blowing rise up so early in the morn can t you hear the captain shouting dinah blow your horn dinah won t you blow dinah won t you blow dinah won t you blow your horn dinah won t you blow dinah won t you blow dinah won t you blow your horn someone s in the kitchen with dinah someone s in the kitchen i know someone s in the kitchen with dinah strumming on that old banjo and singing fee fi fiddle e i o fee fi fiddle de i o o o fee fi fiddle de i o strumming on that old banjo some go to work and others on vacation one of em took melinda to cal i for ni a