Monkey and The Engineer The Grateful Dead G Thing A7 D7 G 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 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 Thing A7 D7 G 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... G Thing A7 D7 G Copyright 1981 Ice Nine Publishing, Inc. By Jesse Fuller The Reckoning G Thing: (G chord) G Thing A7 D7 G e |-3-3-3-0---0----------0--2---3--| B |---------3-----0---0--2--1---0--| G |-------------4---3----0--2---0--| D |----------------------2--0---0--| A |----------------------0--0---2--| E |----------------------------3---|
