Lirik Wreck Of The Old ’97 (Terjemahan)

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Well, they gave him his orders in Monroe, Virginan,
Nah, mereka kasih perintah ke dia di Monroe, Virginia,
Said:"Steve, you're way behind time,
"Kata mereka: 'Steve, kamu sudah telat banget,'
"This is not 38, this is Ol'97,
"Ini bukan kereta 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.
"Tambahkan sedikit lagi batubara."
And when we reach that White Oak mountain,
"Dan saat kita sampai di gunung White Oak,"
"Watch Ol'97 roll."
"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 pemberani yang mengemudikan '97,"
"Is lyin' in Danville dead."
"Kini terbaring di Danville, sudah tiada."

"Cos he was going down a grade making 90 miles an hour,
"Soalnya dia meluncur menuruni bukit dengan kecepatan 90 mil per jam,"
The whistle broke into a scream.
Suara peluitnya berubah jadi jeritan.
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 sampai mati oleh uap."

One more time!
Sekali lagi!

Oh, now all you ladies better take a warning,
Oh, sekarang semua wanita lebih baik ambil peringatan,
From this time on and learn.
Mulai dari sekarang, pelajari ini.
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 tidak pernah kembali.

Poor Boy.
Anak malang.