Rachelyn farrell

Research Scientist
Narrative Intelligence Lab
University of Kentucky
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The Engineer Song

Song by Pachamamacitas
Produced by LongLiveLunacy

E

The most noble motorable

A

Locomotive motorist

E

was notable for having loco motives.E

they would find, he had a one-track mind

A

but no rail plan of attack

D            A

always coverin up his tracks

D            A7

going off the rails and back                        G A

And it was rail-rude of him

             E

to be doing them like dat.  LOW

 G                                       A

Rail raaaaaaaaaaaail-rude

              E

To be doing them like dat! [harmonize]

E

The locamotive is motivated

           A

and driiiiiiven….( It’s driven…. It’s driven…) By

           E

engineers.

A

Jux-depot’ed

               E

At the station.

             A             D

Tryin’ get dem dang discount fares

         A                D

And he’s a train wreck, Steaming from the ears

                     A      G

Trying to keep dem engineers

           E

on traaaaaaack.

E

They were a-freight of new idears

             A

So he had to train them otherwise

D                                                    A

Train ‘em to change their minds.

D                                                   A7

Train ‘em to switch their ties.                        G A

And it was rail-rude of him

             E

to be doing ‘em like dat. LOW

 G                                       A

Rail raaaaaaaaaaaail-rude

              E

To be doing ‘em like dat! [harmonize]

E

The locamotive is motivated

           A

and driiiiiiven…. It’s driven…. It’s driven… By

           E

engineers.

A

Not 1 not 2 not 3, not 4 but 7
           E

engineers.

         A        D

(M) Not civil engineers

           A              E

(R) Not ‘lectrical engineers

         A                     D

(M) Not infrasound engineers

            A            E

(R) Not aerospace engineers

          G                                    A

But raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaail

          E

engineers [harmonize]

A

Jux-depot’ed

              E

at the station.

             A              D

Dryin’ up dem tears, steaming from the ears

        A

cos he’s a train wreck

   D

an’ as a matter of fack,

                A            G

Couldn’t get dem engineeeeeers

             E

on traaaaaaaaack. [harmonize]


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