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Monkey And The Engineer
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Monkey And The Engineer
Dave Rawlings Machine
Capo 4 B E C#7 F7
Intro Chorus
G Once upon a time there was an C enginGeer
G He drove a locomotive both A7 far and D7 near
G Accompanied by a monkey who would C sit on a stool
G Watching everyA7thing the enginD7eer would G do
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat
He left the monkey sittin' on the driver's seat
The monkey pulled the throttle, locomotive jumped the gun
And did ninety miles an hour down the main line run
Chorus
G The big locomotive's C right on G time
G The big locomotive comin' A7 down the D7 line
G Big locomotive number C ninety-nine
G Left the enginA7eer with a D7 worried G mind
Chorustrumental
The Engineer got the dispatcher on the phone
And told him all about his locomotive was gone
He said get on the wire, switch operator to write
'Cause the monkey's got the main line sewn up tight
The switch operator got the message on time
Said, there's a northbound livin' on the same main line
Open up the gate, we gotta let 'em through the hole
'Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control
Chorus
*Solo*
Chorus (x3) with quiet ending!