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The Monkey And The Engineer by Jesse Fuller
The Monkey And The Engineer
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
G C G
Once upon a time there was an engineer
G A7 D
Drove a locomotive both far and near
G C
Accompanied by a monkey who would sit on a stool
G A7 D G
Watchin' everything the engineer would move
G C G
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat
G A7 D
Left the monkey sittin' on the driver's seat
G C
The monkey pulled the throttle, the locomotive jumped the gun
G A7 D G
And did ninety miles an hour down the main line run
[Chorus]
G C G
Big locomotive, right on time
G A7 D
Big locomotive, comin' down the line
G C
Big locomotive, number ninety-nine
G A7 D G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
G C G
The engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone
G A7 D
Tell him all about his locomotive was gone
G C
Get on the wire, switch operator to write
G A7 D G
'Cause the monkey's got the main line sewn up tight
G C G
Switch operator got the message in time
G A7 D
Said, "There's a north bound livin' on the same main line
G C
Open up the switch, I'm gonna let him through the hole
G A7 D G
'Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control!"
[Chorus]
G C G
Big locomotive, right on time
G A7 D
Big locomotive, comin' down the line
G C
Big locomotive, number ninety-nine
G A7 D G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
G C G
Way down the road the little monkey made a stop
G A7 D
He thought about the engineer a blowin' his top
G C G
"Get off from there you little son of a gun
G A7 D G
I'll never take you on another main line run!"
[Chorus]
G C G
Big locomotive, right on time
G A7 D
Big locomotive, comin' down the line
G C
Big locomotive, number ninety-nine
G A7 D G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
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