Monkey & The Engineer
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Also known as
- The Monkey and the Engineer
- Play count
- 45
- First played
- 1970-01-02 — Fillmore East
Lyrics
Once upon a time there was an engineer.
Drove a locomotive both far and near.
Accompanied by a monkey that would sit on a stool
Watching everything the engineer would do
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat,
He left the monkey sitting on the driver's seat,
The monkey pulled the throttle, the locomotive jumped the gun
And did 80 miles an hour down the mainline run.
Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line.
Big locomotive No. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind.
The engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone,
To tell him all about his locomotive was gone.
Dispatcher got on the wire, switch operator to the right,
Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight.
The 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 him through the hole,
Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control.
Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line.
Big locomotive No. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind.
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-02-12 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1989-02-12 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1982-04-13 | Late Night With David Letterman | New York | — | 2 | — |
| 1981-10-16 | Melkweg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Set 1 (acoustic): | 3 | |
| 1981-05-22 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | — | 6 | — |
| 1981-05-22 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1981-04-25 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | — | 4 | |
| 1980-12-31 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1 (acoustic): | 4 | — |
| 1980-12-31 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1980-12-06 | Mill Valley Recreation Center | Mill Valley, California | — | 4 | |
| 1980-10-31 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 1 (acoustic): | 2 | |
| 1980-10-27 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set I: Acoustic | 3 | |
| 1980-10-25 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 1 (acoustic): | 6 | |
| 1980-10-23 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 1 (acoustic): | 7 | |
| 1980-10-22 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 1 (acoustic): | 4 | |
| 1980-10-18 | Saenger Performing Arts Theater | New Orleans, LA | Set I: Acoustic | 4 | — |
| 1980-10-18 | Saenger Theatre | New Orleans, LA | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1980-10-14 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set I: Acoustic | 6 | — |
| 1980-10-14 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1980-10-11 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 1: Acoustic | 6 | — |
| 1980-10-11 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1980-10-10 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 1 (acoustic): | 3 | — |
| 1980-10-10 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1980-10-07 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 1 (acoustic): | 4 | — |
| 1980-10-07 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1980-10-06 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set I: Acoustic | 4 | — |
| 1980-10-06 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1980-10-04 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 1: Acoustic | 4 | — |
| 1980-10-04 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1980-10-03 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set I: Acoustic | 2 | — |
| 1980-10-03 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-09-30 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set I: Acoustic | 3 | — |
| 1980-09-30 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1980-09-27 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 1 (acoustic): | 4 | — |
| 1980-09-27 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1980-09-25 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set I: Acoustic | 5 | — |
| 1980-09-25 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1970-09-17 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1970-06-24 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 4 | 16 | |
| 1970-05-09 | Harrington Auditorium / Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | Set 1 | 1 | — |
| 1970-05-01 | Orvis Student Activities Center Gymnasium / SUNY College of Technology | Alfred, New York | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1970-04-25 | Mammoth Gardens | Denver, Colorado | Set 1 | 1 | — |
| 1970-04-17 | Family Dog on the Great Highway | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | — |
| 1970-03-08 | Travelodge Theatre | Phoenix, AZ | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1970-01-02 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 2 | 17 |
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