Dahulu kala ada seorang insinyur.
Drove a locomotive both far and near.
Melaju lokomotif jauh dan dekat.
Accompanied by a monkey that would sit on a stool
Disertai monyet yang duduk di bangku
Watching everything the engineer would do
Menonton semua yang akan dilakukan insinyur
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat,
Suatu hari sang insinyur ingin makan,
He left the monkey sitting on the driver’s seat,
Dia meninggalkan monyet yang duduk di kursi pengemudi,
The monkey pulled the throttle, the locomotive jumped the gun
Monyet itu menarik throttle, lokomotif itu menarik pistolnya
And did 80 miles an hour down the mainline run.
Dan 80 mil per jam dari jalur utama.
Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line.
Lokomotif besar tepat waktu, lokomotif besar mulai turun.
Big locomotive No. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind.
Lokomotif besar No. 99, meninggalkan insinyur dengan pikiran khawatir.
The engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone,
Insinyur memanggil petugas operator di telepon,
To tell him all about his locomotive was gone.
Mengatakan kepadanya tentang lokomotifnya hilang.
Dispatcher got on the wire, switch operator to the right,
Dispatcher naik ke kawat, beralih operator ke kanan,
Cause the monkey’s got the main line sewed up tight.
Sebab monyet punya jalur utama menjahit ketat.
The switch operator got the message on time,
Operator switch mendapat pesan tepat waktu,
Said there’s a Northbound livin’ on the same main line,
Mengatakan ada livin Utara di jalur utama yang sama,
Open up the switch I’m gonna let him through the hole,
Buka saklar aku akan membiarkan dia melalui lubang,
Cause the monkey’s got the locomotive under control.
Sebab monyet punya lokomotif yang terkendali.
Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line.
Lokomotif besar tepat waktu, lokomotif besar mulai turun.
Big locomotive No. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind.
Lokomotif besar No. 99, meninggalkan insinyur dengan pikiran khawatir.