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New Qirllcmns
Ridin' on the City

of New Orleans
Illinois Central

Monday mornin' 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 Kankakee
And rolls along

past houses, farms

and fields
Passin' trains

that have no name

And freight yards

full of old black men
And the graveyards

of the rusted

automobiles
Good morning America

how are you?
Say don't you know me

I'm your native son
I'm the train

they call the City

of New Orleans
Penny a point ain't

no one keepin' score
Pass the paper bag

that holds the bottle
Feel the Wheels

grumblin' 'neath

the floor
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
Good morning America

how are you?
Say don't you know me

I'm your 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
Night time

on the City

of New Orleans
Halfway home

We Will be there

by mornin'
Thru 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
Good night America

how are you?
I'm the train

they call the City

of New Orleans
I'll be gone

five hundred miles

when the day is done
Written by Steve Goodman
E)1970,1971 Buddah Music!
Turnpike Tom Music
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Title
City Of New Orleans
Artist
Arlo Guthrie
Brand
All Hits
(6 Other Versions)
Codes
AH8011-07 MG04-07
Genres
classic rock, country rock, folk, folk rock, mellow gold, roots rock, singer-songwriter