G Thing  A7 D7 G
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                    Once upon a time there was an engineer
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                    Drove a locomotive both far and near
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                    Accompanied by a monkey who would sit on his stool
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                    Watching everything the engineer would move

                    One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat
                    He left the monkey sittin' on the driver's seat
                    The monkey pulled the throttle, locomotive jumped the gun
                    And did ninety miles an hour down the main line run

                                      Big locomotive right on time
                                      Big locomotive comin' down the line
                                      Big locomotive number ninety-nine
                                      Left the engineer with a worried mind
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                    The Engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone
                    Tell him all about his locomotive was gone
                    Get on the wire, switch operator to write
                    Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight

                    Switch operator got the message on time
                    Said, there's a northbound livin' on the same main line
                    Open up the switch, I'm gonna let her through the hole
                    Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control

                                      Big locomotive right on time
                                      Big locomotive comin' down the line
                                      Big locomotive number ninety-nine
                                      Left the engineer with a worried mind
                                                    *Solo*   (verse (x2))

                                      Big locomotive right on time
                                      Big locomotive comin' down the line
                                      Big locomotive number ninety-nine
                                      Left the engineer with a worried mind

                                      G                   A7               D7         G
                                      Left the engineer with a worried mind
                                      Left the engineer with a worried mind...
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