Version 1 - Chant
Lyrics
(Traditional chant)
Engine, engine number nine
Going down Chicago line
See it sparkle, see it shine
Engine, engine number nine
Lyrics
(Folk song)
Engine, engine number nine,
Going down Chicago line,
If she’s polished, won’t she shine?
Engine, engine number nine,
All aboard!
Recorder Notes G, A, B, D'
See also
- Country: Midwestern States (US)
- Subject: trains
- Type: chant
- Form: AB (see below)
- Harmony: ostinati
- Melody: G,A,B,D’
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
/ 
/ 
(see below) / steady beat - Scale: tetratonic
- Tones: drms
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2 thoughts on “Engine Engine Number Nine”
Do we know the history of this songs origin ?
I don’t know the history of the song.