Lirik Wreck of the Old (Terjemahan)

Alternatif

Well they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia,
Nah, mereka kasih dia perintah 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 kereta ini 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 kotor,
"Shovel on a little more coal.
"Tambahkan sedikit arang lagi."
"And when we cross that White Oak mountain,
"Dan saat kita melintasi 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 how it read:
Begini bunyinya:
"Oh that brave engineer that run ol 97,
"Oh, insinyur pemberani yang mengemudikan Ol' 97,"
"Is lyin in old 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 tiba-tiba melengking.
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle,
Dia ditemukan di reruntuhan dengan tangan di tuas gas,
Scalded to death by the steam.
Terbakar sampai mati oleh uap.

One more time!
Sekali lagi!

Oh, now all you ladies you'd better take a warning,
Oh, sekarang para wanita, sebaiknya kalian ambil pelajaran,
From this time on and learn.
Dari sekarang, belajarlah.
Never speak hard words to your true-lovin' husband.
Jangan pernah ucapkan kata-kata keras pada suami tercinta.
He may leave you and never return.
Dia bisa pergi dan tidak pernah kembali.
Poor Boy.
Kasihan, Nak.