《The City of New Orleans》歌词

[00:00:06] Ridin' on the City of New Orleans

[00:00:11] Illinois Central Monday mornin' rail

[00:00:17] 15 cars &15 restless riders

[00:00:23] Three conductors 25 sacks of mail

[00:00:28] All along the southbound odyssey the train pulls out of Kankakee

[00:00:34] Rolls along past houses farms &fields

[00:00:40] Passin' graves that have no name freight yards full of old black men

[00:00:46] And the graveyards of rusted automobiles

[00:00:52] Good mornin' America how are you

[00:00:57] Don't you know me I'm your native son

[00:01:02] I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans

[00:01:08] I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done

[00:01:15] Dealin' cards with the old men in the club car

[00:01:20] Penny a point ain't no one keepin' score

[00:01:26] Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle

[00:01:31] And feel the wheels grumblin' neath the floor

[00:01:37] And the sons of Pullman porters &the sons of engineers

[00:01:42] Ride their fathers' magic carpet made of steel

[00:01:48] Mothers with their babes asleep rockin' to the gentle beat

[00:01:53] And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel

[00:02:09] Night time on the City of New Orleans

[00:02:27] Changin' cars in Memphis Tennessee

[00:02:33] Halfway home we'll be there by mornin'

[00:02:38] Thru the Mississippi darkness rollin' down to the sea

[00:02:44] But all the towns &people seem to fade into a bad dream

[00:02:50] And the steel rail still ain't heard the news

[00:02:55] The conductor sings his song again

[00:02:58] The passengers will please refrain：

[00:03:01] This train has got the disappearin' railroad blues