Lirik The Wreck Of The Old 97 (Trad Arr) (Terjemahan)

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Well, they gave him his orders in Monroe, Virginia,
Nah, mereka kasih dia perintah di Monroe, Virginia,
Said: "Steve, you're way behind time,
Kata: "Steve, kamu sudah terlambat,
"This is not 38, this is Ol'97,
"Ini bukan 38, ini Ol'97,
"Put her into Spencer on time."
"Ayo bawa dia ke Spencer tepat waktu."

Then he turned around and said to his black, greasy fireman,
Lalu dia berbalik dan bilang ke pemadamnya yang hitam dan berminyak,
"Shovel on a little more coal.
"Tumpahkan sedikit lebih banyak batu bara.
And when we reach that White Oak mountain,
Dan saat kita sampai di gunung White Oak,
"Watch Ol'97 roll."
"Nanti lihat Ol'97 meluncur."

And then a telegram come from Washington station,
Lalu datang telegram dari stasiun Washington,
This is what it read:
Ini isi pesannya:
"Oh that brave engineer that run '97,
"Oh, insinyur berani yang mengemudikan '97,
"Is lyin' in Danville dead."
"Kini terbaring mati di Danville."

"Cos he was going down a grade making 90 miles an hour,
"Karena dia meluncur menuruni tanjakan dengan kecepatan 90 mil per jam,
The whistle broke into a scream.
Suara peluitnya berubah jadi teriakan.
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle,
Dia ditemukan di reruntuhan dengan tangannya di tuas gas,
Scalded to death by steam."
Terbakar hingga mati oleh uap."

One more time!
Sekali lagi!

Oh, now all you ladies better take a warning,
Oh, sekarang semua wanita sebaiknya ambil pelajaran,
From this time on and learn.
Dari sekarang dan belajar.
Never speak harsh to your true-lovin' husband,
Jangan pernah bicara kasar pada suami tercintamu,
He may leave you and never return.
Dia bisa pergi dan takkan pernah kembali.

Poor Boy.
Kasihan anak itu.