Then he turned around and said to his black, greasy fireman,
Lalu dia berbalik dan berkata pada petugas pemadam kebakarannya yang hitam dan berminyak,
“Shovel on a little more coal.
“Sekop pada sedikit batu bara lagi.
And when we reach that White Oak mountain,
Dan saat kita mencapai gunung White Oak itu,
“Watch Ol’97 roll.”
“Tonton Ol’97 gulung tikar.”

And then a telegran come from Washington station,
Lalu telegran datang dari stasiun Washington,
This is what it read:
Inilah yang dibacanya:
“Oh that brave engineer that run ’97,
“Oh, insinyur berani yang lari ’97,
“Is lyin’ in Danville dead.”
“Apakah lyin ‘di Danville mati?”

“Cos he was going down a grade making 90 miles an hour,
“Cos dia turun kelas membuat 90 mil per jam,
The whistle broke into a scream.
Peluit membentak.
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle,
Dia ditemukan di dalam bangkai kapal dengan tangannya di atas throttle,
Scalded to death by steam.”
Terendam sampai mati dengan uap. “

One more time!
Sekali lagi!

Oh, now all you ladies better take a warning,
Oh, sekarang semua wanita Anda lebih baik mengambil peringatan,
From this time on and learn.
Mulai saat ini dan belajarlah.
Never speak harsh to your true-lovin’ husband,
Jangan pernah berbicara kasar dengan suami sejati-kekasihmu,
He may leave you and never return.
Dia mungkin meninggalkan Anda dan tidak pernah kembali.

Poor Boy.
Anak miskin.