Baik mereka memberinya perintah di Monroe, Virginia,
Said: “Steve, you’re way behind time,
Katanya: “Steve, kamu jauh tertinggal,
“This is not 38, this is Ol’ 97,
“Ini bukan 38, ini Ol ’97,
“Put her into Spencer on time.”
“Letakkan dia di Spencer tepat waktu.”
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 cross that White Oak mountain,
“Dan saat kita menyeberangi gunung Oak Putih itu,
“Watch Ol’ ’97 roll.”
“Watch Ol ”97 roll.”
And then a telegram come from Washington station,
Dan kemudian telegram datang dari stasiun Washington,
This is how it read:
Beginilah bunyinya:
“Oh that brave engineer that run ol 97,
“Oh, insinyur pemberani yang menjalankan ol 97,
“Is lyin in old Danville dead.”
“Apakah lyin di Danville tua sudah 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 the steam.
Dibelah sampai mati oleh uap.
One more time!
Sekali lagi!
Oh, now all you ladies you’d better take a warning,
Oh, sekarang semua wanita Anda sebaiknya mengambil peringatan,
From this time on and learn.
Mulai saat ini dan belajarlah.
Never speak hard words to your true-lovin’ husband.
Jangan pernah mengucapkan kata-kata keras kepada suami sejati Anda-lovin ‘.
He may leave you and never return.
Dia mungkin meninggalkan Anda dan tidak pernah kembali.
Poor Boy.
Anak miskin.