City Of New Orleans

RI DIN' ON

THE CI TY OF

NEW OR LEANS

IL LI NOIS CEN TRAL

MON DAY MOR NIN' RAIL

FIF TEEN CARS

AND FIF TEEN

REST LESS RI DERS

THREE CON DUC TORS

AND TWEN TY- FIVE

SACKS OF MAIL

ALL A LONG

THE SOUTH BOUND

O DYS SEY

THE TRAIN PULLS OUT

AT KAN KA KEE

AND ROLLS A LONG

PAST HOU SES

FARMS AND FIELDS

PAS SIN' TRAINS

THAT HAVE NO NAMES

AND FREIGHT YARDS

FULL OF OLD BLACK MEN

AND THE GRAVE YARDS

OF THE RUS TED

AU TO MO BILES

GOOD MOR NIN' A ME RI CA

HOW ARE YA

SAID DON'T YOU KNOW ME

I'M YOUR NA TIVE SON

I'M THE TRAIN THEY CALL

THE CI TY OF

NEW OR LEANS

I'LL BE GONE

FIVE HUN DRED MILES

WHEN THE DAY IS DONE

DEA LIN' CARD GAMES

WITH THE OLD MEN

IN THE CLUB CARS

PEN NY A POINT

AIN'T NO ONE

KEE PIN' SCORE

PASS THE PA PER BAG

THAT HOLDS THE BOT TLE

AND FEEL THE WHEELS

RUM BLIN' 'NEATH

THE FLOOR

AND THE SONS OF

PULL MAN POR TERS

AND THE SONS OF

EN GI NEERS

RIDE THEIR FA THER'S

MA GIC CAR PETS

MADE OF STEEL

AND MO THERS

WITH THEIR BABES

AS LEEP

ROC KIN' TO

THE GEN TLE BEAT

AND THE RHY THM

OF THE RAILS

IS ALL THEY FEEL

GOOD MOR NIN' A ME RI CA

HOW ARE YA

SAID DON'T YOU KNOW ME

I'M YOUR NA TIVE SON

I'M THE TRAIN THEY CALL

THE CI TY OF

NEW OR LEANS

I'LL BE GONE

FIVE HUN DRED MILES

WHEN THE DAY IS DONE

NIGHT TIME ON

THE CI TY OF

NEW OR LEANS

CHAN GIN' CARS IN

MEM PHIS TEN NES SEE

HALF WAY HOME

WE'LL BE THERE

BY MOR NIN'

THROUGH THE

MIS SIS SIP PI DARK NESS

ROL LIN' DOWN

TO THE SEA

BUT ALL THE TOWNS

AND PEO PLE SEEM

TO FADE IN TO

A BAD DREAM

AND THE STEEL RAIL

STILL AIN'T HEARD

THE NEWS

THE CON DUC TOR

SINGS HIS SONGS A GAIN

THE PAS SEN GERS

WILL PLEASE RE FRAIN

THIS TRAIN'S GOT

THE DI SAP PEA RIN'

RAIL ROAD BLUES

GOOD NIGHT A ME RI CA

HOW ARE YA

SAID DON'T YOU KNOW ME

I'M YOUR NA TIVE SON

I'M THE TRAIN THEY CALL

THE CI TY OF

NEW OR LEANS

I'LL BE GONE

FIVE HUN DRED MILES

WHEN THE DAY IS DONE