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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you, my friend Sgt (Join to see) for posting the audio recording of Arlo Guthrie supplemented with video of trains and of him performing on piano "City of New Orleans"

Here is a music video of the songwriter performing this song
Steve Goodman - City Of New Orleans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SfPyg-mGhU

I like Arlo Guthrie's cover much better.


City of New Orleans written by Steve Goodman
Lyrics
"Ridin' on the City of New Orleans
Illinois Central, Monday mornin' rail
15 cars and 15 restless riders
Three conductors, 25 sacks of mail
All along the southbound odyssey the train pulls out of Kankakee
Rolls along past houses, farms & fields
Passin' graves that have no name, freight yards full of old black men
And the graveyards of rusted automobiles
[Chorus]
Good mornin' America, how are you?
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, ain't no one keepin' score
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
And feel the wheels grumblin' neath the floor
And the sons of Pullman porters & the sons of engineers
Ride their fathers' 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
[Chorus]
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 & people seem to fade into a bad dream
And the steel rail still ain't heard the news
The conductor sings his song again
"The passengers will please refrain,
This train has got the disappearin' railroad blues
[Chorus]"

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Anything Arlo Guthrie is great. Haven't heard this in a while so thanks!
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You're most welcome my friend!
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