Willie Nelson - City Of New Orleans - Karaoke Version from Zoom Karaoke

This karaoke version has been produced by Zoom Karaoke and the recording rights are owned and controlled by Zoom Entertainments Limited - Song lyrics: RIDIN’ ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ILLINOIS CENTRAL MONDAY MORNIN’ RAIL FIFTEEN CARS AND FIFTEEN RESTLESS RIDERS THREE CONDUCTORS AND TWENTY-FIVE SACKS OF MAIL ALL ALONG THE SOUTHBOUND ODYSSEY THE TRAIN PULLS OUT AT KANKAKEE AND ROLLS ALONG PAST HOUSES, FARMS AND FIELDS PASSING TRAINS THAT HAVE NO NAME AND FREIGHT YARDS FULL OF OLD BLACK MEN AND THE GRAVEYARDS OF RUSTED AUTOMOBILES GOOD MORNIN’ AMERICA HOW ARE YA SAY, DON’T YOU KNOW ME I’M YOUR NATIVE SON I’M THE TRAIN THEY CALL THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND I’LL BE GONE FIVE HUNDRED MILES WHEN THE DAY IS DONE DEALIN’ CARDS WITH THE OLD MAN IN THE CLUB CAR PENNY A POINT AIN’T NO-ONE KEEPIN’ SCORE PASS THE PAPER BAG THAT HOLDS THE BOTTLE FEEL THE WHEELS RUMBLIN’ ’NEATH THE FLOOR AND THE SONS OF PULLMAN PORTERS AND THE SONS OF ENGINEERS RIDE THEIR FATHER’S MAGIC CARPET MADE OF STEEL MOTHERS WITH THEIR BABES ASLEEP ROCKIN’ TO THE GENTLE BEAT AND THE RHYTHM OF THE RAILS IS ALL THEY FEEL GOOD MORNIN’ AMERICA HOW ARE YA SAY, 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 FIVE HUNDRED MILES WHEN THE DAY IS DONE NIGHT TIME ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CHANGIN’ CARS IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE HALFWAY HOME WE’LL 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 AIN’T HEARD THE NEWS THE CONDUCTOR SINGS HIS SONGS AGAIN THE PASSENGERS WILL PLEASE REFRAIN THIS TRAIN HAS GOT THE DISAPPEARIN’ RAILROAD BLUES GOOD MORNIN’ AMERICA HOW ARE YA SAY, 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 FIVE HUNDRED MILES WHEN THE DAY IS DONE
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