Dahulu kala, ada seorang insinyur.
Drove a locomotive both far and near.
Mengemudikan lokomotif jauh dan dekat.
Accompanied by a monkey that would sit on a stool
Ditemani oleh seekor monyet yang duduk di bangku,
Watching everything the engineer would do
Mengawasi semua yang dilakukan sang insinyur.
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat,
Suatu hari, sang insinyur ingin makan,
He left the monkey sitting on the driver's seat,
Ia meninggalkan monyet itu duduk di kursi pengemudi,
The monkey pulled the throttle, the locomotive jumped the gun
Monyet itu menarik tuas, lokomotif melesat cepat,
And did 80 miles an hour down the mainline run.
Dan melaju 80 mil per jam di jalur utama.
Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line.
Lokomotif besar tepat waktu, lokomotif besar datang di jalur.
Big locomotive No. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind.
Lokomotif besar No. 99, membuat sang insinyur cemas.
The engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone,
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To tell him all about his locomotive was gone.
Untuk memberitahunya bahwa lokomotifnya telah hilang.
Dispatcher got on the wire, switch operator to the right,
Pengatur lalu lintas segera menghubungi, operator switch di posisi yang tepat,
Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight.
Karena monyet itu menguasai jalur utama dengan baik.
The switch operator got the message on time,
Operator switch menerima pesan tepat waktu,
Said there's a Northbound livin' on the same main line,
Ia bilang ada kereta utara yang melintas di jalur yang sama,
Open up the switch I'm gonna let him through the hole,
Buka switch, aku akan membiarkannya lewat,
Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control.
Karena monyet itu mengendalikan lokomotif dengan baik.
Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line.
Lokomotif besar tepat waktu, lokomotif besar datang di jalur.
Big locomotive No. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind.
Lokomotif besar No. 99, membuat sang insinyur cemas.