City Of New Orleans
Key: CCapo 2English
Intro
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CRidin' on the CiGty of New OrCleans,
IlAmlinois Central, FMonday mornin' Crail,
CFifteen cars and Gfifteen restless Criders
AmThree conductors and Ftwenty-five Gsacks of Cmail.
AmAll along the south bound odyssey,
The Emtrain pulls out at Kankakee,
GRolls along past houses, farms, and Dfields.
AmPassing trains that have no name,
And Emfreight yards full of old black men
And the Ggraveyards of the G7rusted automoCbiles.
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FGood mornin' AmeGrica how are Cyou!
(Say), Amdon't you know me? FI'm your native Cson!
G7I'm the Ctrain they call The GCity of New AmOrleans, - D
I'll be Bbgone Ffive hundred Gmiles when the day is Cdone.
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CDealin' cards to the Gold men in the Cclub car,
AmPenny a point Fain't no one keepin' score. C
CPass the paper Gbag that holds the Cbottle,
And Amfeel the wheels Frumblin' 'Gneath the floor. C
And the Amsons of Pullman porters and the Emsons of engineers
Ride their Gfathers' magic carpets made of Dsteel,
AmMothers with their babes asleep are Emrockin' to the gentle beat,
And the Grhythm of the G7wheels is all they Cfeel
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CNight time on The GCity of New OrCleans,
AmChangin' cars in FMemphis TennesCsee,
CHalfway home, we'll Gbe there by Cmornin',
Through the MisAmsissippi darkness Frollin' Gdown to the Csea.
But Amall the towns and people seem to Emfade into a bad dream,
The Gsteel rail still ain't heard the Dnews.
The Amconductor sings his song again: Em"Passengers will please refrain!"
The Gtrain has got the G7disapp'rin' railroad Cblues.
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