Monkey and the Engineer — Dave Rawlings Machine
Chords and lyrics for Monkey and the Engineer by Dave Rawlings Machine (key of G).
Verse 1
A simple tune played in the Key of B (but using the chords for the key of
[G).]
Verse 1
[G]Once upon a time there was an [C][G]engineer,
[G]who drove a locomotive both [A7]far and [D7]near,
[G]Accompanied by a monkey who would [C]sit on a stool,
[G]watching [A7]everything the [D7]engineer would [G]pull.
[G]One day the engineer wanted a [C]bite to [G]eat,
[G]He left the monkey sitting in the [A7]driver's [D7]seat,
[G]The monkey pulled the throttle the [C]locomotive jumped the gun,
and at [G]90 miles an [A7]hour down the [D7]main line [G]run.
Chorus
[G]The big locomotive is [C]right on [G]time,
[G]the big locomotive coming [A7]down the [D7]line,
[G]The big locomotive number [C]99,
[G]left the [A7]engineer with a [D7]worried [G]mind.
Verse 2
[G]The engineer got the dispatcher [C]on the [G]phone,
[G]he told him all about his [A7]locomotive was [D7]gone,
[G]he said get on the wire switch [C]operator to right,
cause' the [G]monkeys got the [A7]main line [D7]sewn up [G]tight.
[G]The switch operator got the [C]message in [G]time,
[G]Said there's a north bound living on the [A7]same main [D7]line,
[G]Open up the switch we gonna [C]let him on through,
cause the [G]monkey's got the [A7]locomotive [D7]under [G]control.
Chorus
[G]The big locomotive is [C]right on [G]time,
[G]the big locomotive coming [A7]down the [D7]line,
[G]The big locomotive number [C]99,
[G]left the [A7]engineer with a [D7]worried [G]mind.
It is the same progression throughout the song.
Improvise and have fun with solos, repeats, etc.
A great and simple fun campfire song.
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