RDidin' on the CityA of New OrleanDs
IBmllinois Central MGonday mornin' Drail
TDhere's 15 cars aAnd 15 restless rDiders
3Bm conductors and A25 sacks of maiDl
ABmll along a southbound oddyssey aF#mnd the train pulls out of Kankakee
AAnd rolls along past the houses farms and fEields
PBmassin' towns that have no name aF#mnd freightyards full of old grey men
TAhe graveyards of thA7e rusted automobileDs
SGingin' good mornin' AmA7erica how are yoDu?
Sayin' dBmon't you know me? GI'm your native Dson A7
I'm thDe train theAy calBml theBm7 City E7of New Orleans
I'll be Cgone 50G0 mileAs when the day is doneD.
ID was playin' cards wAith the old men in the club caDr.
PBmenny a point aiGn?t no one keepin' scoDre
PDass the paper baAg that holds that bottDle.
IBm can hear the wheels rAumblin' thru the fDloor.
ABmnd the sons of Pullman Porters aF#mnd the sons of engineers
RAide their father's magic carpet made of stEeel
ABmnd their days are full of restless aF#mnd their dreams are full of mem'ries
AAnd the echos of the fA7reight train whistle?s cDlear
SGingin' good mornin' AmA7erica how are yoDu?
Sayin' dBmon't you know me? GI'm your native Dson A7
I'm thDe train theAy calBml theBm7 City E7of New Orleans
I'll be Cgone 50G0 mileAs when the day is doneD.
ADnd its twilight on theA City of New ODrleans.
TBmalk about your poGcket full of friendDs
HDalf way home and we'lAl be there by moDrnin'
WBmith no tomorrow wAaiting ?round the bDend
SGingin' good night' AmeA7rica how are youD?
Sayin' dBmon't you know me? GI'm your native Dson A7
I'm thDe train theAy calBml theBm7 City E7of New Orleans
I'll be Cgone 50G0 mileAs when the day is doneD.
SGingin' good mornin' AmA7erica how are yoDu?
Sayin' dBmon't you know me? GI'm your native Dson A7
I'm thDe train theAy calBml theBm7 City E7of New Orleans
I'll be Cgone 50G0 mileAs when the day is doneD.