Tom: G
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[Intro]
G Thing A7 D7 G
[Verse]
G C G
Once upon a time there was an engineer
A7 D7
Drove a locomotive both far and near
G C
Accompanied by a monkey who would sit on his stool
G A7 D7 G
Watching everything the engineer would move
G C G
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat
A7 D7
He left the monkey sittin' on the driver's seat
G C
The monkey pulled the throttle, locomotive jumped the gun
G A7 D7 G
And did ninety miles an hour down the main line run
[Chorus]
G C G
Big locomotive right on time
A7 D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
G C
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
G A7 D7 G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
[Instrumental]
G Thing A7 D7 G
[Verse]
G C G
The Engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone
A7 D7
Tell him all about his locomotive was gone
G C
Get on the wire, switch operator to write
G A7 D7 G
Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight
G C G
Switch operator got the message on time
A7 D7
Said, there's a northbound livin' on the same main line
G C
Open up the switch, I'm gonna let her through the hole
G A7 D7 G
Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control
[Chorus]
G C G
Big locomotive right on time
A7 D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
G C
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
G A7 D7 G
Left the engineer with a worried mind (worried mind, worried mind)
[Solo]
G C G
A7 D7
G C
G A7 D7 G
G C G
A7 D7
G C
G A7 D7 G
[Chorus]
G C G
Big locomotive right on time
A7 D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
G C
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
G A7 D7 G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
G A7 D7 G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
