City Of New Orleans
(专辑: Hobo's Lullaby - 1972)
Riding on the
City of New Orleans Illinois Central, Monday morning rail 15 cars and 15 restless riders 3
conductors, 25 sacks of mail All along the
southbound odyssey, the
train pulls out of Kankakee And rolls along past houses farms and fields Passing 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 Said 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 500 miles when the
day is done Dealing card games, with the
old men in the
club car Penny a
point ain't no one keeping score Pass the
paper bag that holds the
bottle Feel the
wheels, rumbling 'neath the
floor And the
sons of Pullman porters, and the
sons of engineers Ride their fathers' magic carpets, made of steel And mothers with their babes asleep, are rocking to the
gentle beat And the
rhythm of the
rails is all they feel Good morning America, how are you Said 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 500 miles when the
day is done Nighttime on the
City of New Orleans Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee Halfway home, we'll be there by morning Through the
Mississippi darkness, rolling 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 got the
disappearing railroad blues Good night America, how are you Said 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 500 miles when the
day is done