City Of New Orleans Lyrics in English Willie Nelson
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song City Of New Orleans by Willie Nelson from German to English.
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Riding on the city of New Orleans
Riding on the city of New Orleans
Illinois Central, Monday morning rail
Illinois Central, Monday morning rail
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail
All along the southbound odyssey
All along the southbound odyssey
The train pulled out at Kankakee
The train pulled out at Kankakee
And rolls along past houses, farms and fields
And rolls along past houses, farms and fields
Passin' trains that have no names
Passin' trains that have no names
And freight yards full of old black men
And freight yards full of old black men
And the graveyards of the rusted automobiles
And the graveyards of the rusted automobiles
Good morning, America
Good morning, America
How are you?
How are you?
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son
I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans
I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans
And I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
And I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car
Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car
Penny a point ain't no one keepin' score
Penny a point ain't no one keepin' score
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
Feel the wheels rumblin' 'neath the floor
Feel the wheels rumblin' 'neath the floor
And the sons of Pullman Porters
And the sons of Pullman Porters
And the sons of engineers
And the sons of engineers
Ride their father's magic carpet made of steel
Ride your father's magic carpet made of steel
Mothers with their babes asleep
Mothers with their babies asleep
Are rockin' to the gentle beat
Are rockin' to the gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rail is all they feel
And the rhythm of the rail is all they feel
Good morning, America
Good morning, America
How are you?
How are you?
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son
I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans
I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
Nighttime on the city of New Orleans
Nighttime on the city of New Orleans
Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee
Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee
Half way home, we'll be there by morning
Half way home, we'll be there by morning
Through the Mississippi darkness
Through the Mississippi darkness
Rolling down to the sea
Rolling down to the sea
But all the towns and people seem
But all the towns and people seem
To fade into a bad dream
To fade into a bad dream
And the steel rails still ain't heard the news
And the steel rails still ain't heard the news
The conductor sings his songs again
The conductor sings his songs again
The passengers will please refrain
The passengers will please refrain
This train has got the disappearing railroad blues
This train has got the disappearing railroad blues
Good morning, America
Good morning, America
How are you?
How are you?
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son
I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans
I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
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