歌曲名 City Of New Orleans (Album Version) 歌手名 John Denver

作词：Steve Goodman

作曲：Steve Goodman

Ridin' on the City of New Orleans

Illinois Central Monday mornin' rail

There's 15 cars and 15 restless riders

3 conductors and 25 sacks of mail

All along a southbound oddeusy

And the train pulls out of Kankakee

And rolls along past the houses farms and feilds

Passin' trains that have no names

And freightyards full of old black men

The grave yards of the rusted automobiles

Singin' good mornin' America how are you

Sayin' 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

Dealin' cards with the old men in the club car

Penny a point aint no one keepin' score

Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle

Feel the wheels a rumblin' through the floor

And the son's of Pullman Porter's and the son's of engineers

Ride their father's magic carpet made of steel

And mothers with their fantasies a rockin' to the gentle breeze

And the rythym of the rail is all they feel

Singin' good mornin' America how are you

Sayin' don't you know me I'm your native son

Yes I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans

I'll be gone 500 miles when they day is done

Nighttime on the city of new orleans

Changin' cars in memphis tennessee

Halfway home and well be there by mornin'

Through the mississippi darkness rollin' down to the sea

But all the towns and people seem

To fade into a bad dream

And the steel rails still aint heard the news

The conductor sings his song again

The passengers will please refrain

This train has got the disappearin' railroad blues

Singin' good morning America how are you

Sayin' 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