Ringo Starr: One day, Henry wanted to rest; but Percy was talking to some engines. He was telling them about the time he had braved bad weather to help Thomas.
Percy: …It was raining hard. Water swirled under my boiler. I couldn't see where I was going; but I struggled on.
Bill: Ooooh Percy, you are brave.
Percy: Well, it wasn't anything really. Water's nothing to an engine with determination.
Ben: Tell us more, Percy.
Henry: What are you engines doing here? (Ringo Starr: Hissed Henry.) This shed is for Sir Topham Hatt's Engines. Go away. Silly things. (Ringo Starr: Henry snorted.)
Percy: They're not silly.
Ringo Starr: Percy had been enjoying himself.
Henry: They are silly, and so are you. "Water's nothing to an engine with determination." Huh!
Percy: Anyway. (Ringo Starr: Said Cheeky Percy.) I'm not afraid of water. I like it.
Ringo Starr: He ran off to the harbor, singing.
Percy: Once an engine attached to a train was afraid of a few drops of rain…
Henry: No one ever lets me forget the time I wouldn't come out of the tunnel in case the rain spoilt my paint. (Ringo Starr: Huffed Henry.)
Ringo Starr: Thomas was looking at a board on the Quay. "DANGER".
Thomas: We mustn't go past it. (Ringo Starr: He said.) That's orders.
Percy: Why?
Thomas: "DANGER" means falling down something. (Ringo Starr: Said Thomas.) I went past "DANGER" once, and fell down a mine.
Percy: I can't see a mine. (Ringo Starr: Said Percy.)
Ringo Starr: He didn't know that the foundations of the Quay had sunk, the rails sloped downward to the sea.
Percy: Stupid board! (Ringo Starr: Said Percy.)
Ringo Starr: Percy made a plan. One day he whispered to the cars.
Percy: Will you give me a bump when we get to the Quay?
Ringo Starr: The cars had never been asked to bump an engine before. They giggled and chattered about it.
Percy: Driver doesn't know my plan. (Ringo Starr: Chuckled Percy.)
Freight Cars: On, On, On! (Ringo Starr: Laughed the cars.)
Ringo Starr: Percy thought they were helping.
Percy: I'll pretend to stop at the station; but the cars will push me past the board. Then I'll make them stop. I can do that whenever I like.
Ringo Starr: Every wise engine knows that you cannot trust freight cars.
Freight Cars: Go On, Go On! (Ringo Starr: They yelled, and bumped Percy's Driver and Fireman off the footplate.)
Percy: Ow! (Ringo Starr: Said Percy, sliding past the board.)
Ringo Starr: Percy was frantic.
Percy: That's enough!
Ringo Starr: Percy was sunk.
Sir Topham Hatt: You are a disobedient engine.
Ringo Starr: Percy knew that voice.
Percy: Please, Sir, get me out, Sir, I'm sorry Sir.
Sir Topham Hatt: No, Percy, we cannot do that till high tide. I hope it will teach you to take care of yourself.
Percy: Yes, Sir.
Ringo Starr: It was dark when they brought floating cranes to rescue Percy. He was too cold and stiff to move by himself. Next day he was sent to the Works on Henry's freight train.
Henry: Well, Well, Well! (Ringo Starr: Chuckled Henry.) Did you like the water?
Percy: No.
Henry: I am surprised. You need more determination, Percy. "Water's nothing to an engine with determination" you know. Perhaps you will like it better next time.
Ringo Starr: Percy is determined that there won't be a "next time".
George Carlin US Version
George Carlin: One day, Henry wanted to rest; but Percy was talking to some engines. He was telling them about the time he had braved bad weather to help Thomas.
Percy: …It was raining hard. Water swirled under my boiler. I couldn't see where I was going; but I struggled on.
Bill: Ooooh Percy, you are brave.
Percy: Well, it wasn't anything really. Water's nothing to an engine with determination.
Ben: Tell us more, Percy.
Henry: What are you engines doing here? (George Carlin: Hissed Henry.) This shed is for Sir Topham Hatt's Engines. Go away. Silly things. (George Carlin: Henry snorted.)
Percy: They're not silly.
George Carlin: Percy had been enjoying himself.
Henry: They are silly, and so are you. "Water's nothing to an engine with determination." Huh!
Percy: Anyway. (George Carlin: Said Cheeky Percy.) I'm not afraid of water. I like it.
George Carlin: He ran off to the harbor, singing.
Percy: Once an engine attached to a train was afraid of a few drops of rain…
Henry: No one ever lets me forget the time I wouldn't come out of the tunnel in case the rain spoiled my paint. (George Carlin: Huffed Henry.)
George Carlin: Thomas was looking at a board on the Quay. "DANGER".
Thomas: We mustn't go past it. (George Carlin: He said.) That's orders.
Percy: Why?
Thomas: "DANGER" means falling down something. (George Carlin: Said Thomas.) I went past "DANGER" once, and fell down a mine.
Percy: I can't see a mine. (George Carlin: Said Percy.)
George Carlin: He didn't know that the foundations of the Quay had sunk, the rails sloped downward to the sea.
Percy: Stupid board! (George Carlin: Said Percy.)
George Carlin: He made a plan. One day he whispered to the cars.
Percy: Will you give me a bump when we get to the Quay?
George Carlin: The cars had never been asked to bump an engine before. They giggled and chattered about it.
Percy: Driver doesn't know my plan. (George Carlin: Chuckled Percy.)
Freight Cars: On, On, On! (George Carlin: Laughed the cars.)
George Carlin: Percy thought they were helping.
Percy: I'll pretend to stop at the station; but the cars will push me past the board. Then I'll make them stop. I can do that whenever I like.
George Carlin: Every wise engine knows you cannot trust freight cars.
Freight Cars: Go On, Go On! (George Carlin: They yelled, and bumped Percy's Driver and Fireman off the footplate.)
Percy: Ow! (George Carlin: Said Percy, sliding past the board.)
George Carlin: Percy was frantic.
Percy: That's enough!
George Carlin: Percy was sunk.
Sir Topham Hatt: You are a very disobedient engine.
George Carlin: Percy knew that voice.
Percy: Please, Sir, get me out, Sir, I'm sorry Sir.
Sir Topham Hatt: No, Percy, we cannot do that till high tide. I hope it will teach you to take care of yourself.
Percy: Yes, Sir.
George Carlin: It was dark when they brought floating cranes to rescue Percy. He was too cold and stiff to move by himself. Next day he was sent to the Works on Henry's freight train.
Henry: Well, Well, Well! (George Carlin: Chuckled Henry.) Did you like the water?
Percy: No.
Henry: I am surprised. You need more determination, Percy. "Water's nothing to an engine with determination" you know. Perhaps you will like it better next time.
George Carlin: Percy is determined that there won't be a "next time".