RCidin' on the CGity of New OCrleans
IlAmlinois Central MonFday morning raiCl G
There's 1C cars and 1G restless rCiders
and Am3 conductors G sacks of mCail
They're Amout on a south-bound odeyssey
the tEmrain pulls out of Kankakee
roGllin' past the houses farms and fiDelds
And the pAmassin' towns that have no name
fEmreight yards full of old black men
and the gravGeyards of G7rusted automoCbiles
CHORUS:
FGood morning AGmerica How Care you
Say Amdon't you know me IF'm your native sCon G
I'm the tCrain they call the CGity of New OAmrleansD7
I'll be gone F mGiles when the day is dCone
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Dealin' cCard games with the oGld men in the cClub car
PAmenny a point ain't Fno one keepin' scCore G
Won't you pCass the paper bGag that holds the bCottle
Yeah and fAmeel the wheels a-grGumblin' 'neath the flCoor
And the sAmons of pullmen porters and the Emsons of engineers
ride their faGthers' magic carpet made of stDeel
MoAmthers with their babes asleep
are rEmockin' to the gentle beat
and the rhGythm of the raG7ils is all they fCeel
CHORUS:
FGood morning AGmerica How Care you
Say Amdon't you know me IF'm your native sCon G
I'm the tCrain they call the CGity of New OAmrleansD7
I'll be gone F mGiles when the day is dCone
Verse:3
NCight time on the CGity of New OCrleans
cAmhangin' cars in MeFmphis TennCessee G
HaClfway home weG'll be there by moCrnin'
through the MiAmssissippi darkness
rolGlin' down to the sCea
But Amall the towns and people seem
to fEmade into a bad dream
and the sGteel rail still ain't heard the nDews
The conAmductor sings his songs again
the paEmssengers will please refrain
this trGain's got tt disappeG7ar in' them railroad bClues
CHORUS:
FGood morning AGmerica How Care you
Say Amdon't you know me IF'm your native sCon G
I'm the tCrain they call the CGity of New OAmrleansD7
I'll be gone F mGiles when the day is dCone
I'll be gone F mGiles when the day is dCone