City Of New Orleans lyrics by Willie Nelson
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CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Willie Nelson
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RIDING ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,
ILLINOIS CENTRAL, MONDAY MORNING RAIL.
FIFTEEN CARS AND FIFTEEN RESTLESS RIDERS,
THREE CONDUCTORS AND TWENTY FIVE SACKS OF MAIL.
ALL ALONG THE SOUTH-BOUND ODYSSEY;
THE TRAIN PULLS OUT OF KENTUCKY,
AND ROLLS ALONG THE HOUSES, FARMS AND FIELDS.
PASSING TOWNS THAT HAVE NO NAME;
AND FREIGHT YARDS FULL OF OLD BLACK MEN,
AND GRAVEYARDS OF THE RUSTED AUTOMOBILES.
CHORUS 1:
GOOD MORNING, AMERICA HOW ARE YA?
SAY, DON'T YOU KNOW ME I'M YOU'RE NATIVE SON.
I'M THE TRAIN THEY CALL THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,
I'LL BE GONE FIVE HUNDRED MILES WHEN THE DAY IS DONE.
DEAL-IN� CARD GAMES WITH THE OLD MEN IN THE CLUB CAR,
PENNY A POINT AIN'T NO ONE KEEPIN� SCORE.
PASS THE PAPER BAG THAT HOLDS THE BOTTLE,
FEEL THE WHEELS GRUMBLIN' 'NEATH THE FLOOR.
AND THE SONS OF PULLMAN PORTERS,
AND THE SONS OF ENGINEERS,
RIDE THEIR FATHER�S MAGIC CARPET MADE OF STEEL.
MOTHERS WITH THEIR BABES ASLEEP;
ARE ROCKIN� TO THE GENTLE BEAT,
AND THE RHYTHM OF THE RAILS IS ALL THEY FEEL.
CHORUS 2:
GOOD MORNING, AMERICA HOW ARE YA?
SAID, DON'T YOU KNOW ME I'M YOU'RE NATIVE SON.
I'M THE TRAIN THEY CALL THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,
I'LL BE GONE FIVE HUNDRED MILES WHEN THE DAY IS DONE.
BREAK
NIGHT TIME ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,
CHANGIN� CARS IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE;
HALFWAY HOME, WE'LL BE THERE BY MORNIN�,
THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI DARKNESS
ROLLIN� DOWN TO THE SEA.
BUT ALL THE TOWNS AND PEOPLE SEEM
TO FADE INTO A BAD DREAM,
AND THE STEEL RAIL STILL AIN'T HEARD THE NEWS.
THE CONDUCTOR SINGS HIS SONGS AGAIN;
THE PASSENGERS WILL PLEASE REFRAIN,
THIS TRAIN�S GOT THE DISAPPEARIN� RAILROAD BLUES.
CHORUS 3:
GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA HOW ARE YA?
SAID, DON'T YOU KNOW ME I'M YOU'RE NATIVE SON,
I'M THE TRAIN THEY CALL THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
I'LL BE GONE FIVE HUNDRED MILES WHEN THE DAY IS DONE.
I'LL BE GONE FIVE HUNDRED MILES WHEN THE DAY IS DONE.
