City of New Orleans - Hank Snow video free download


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Uploaded: 2010/09/28

Riding on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central

Monday morning rail

Fisteen cars and fifteen restless riders

Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.

All along the southbound odyssey

The train pulls out of Kankakee

And moves along past houses farms and fields

Passing trains that have no name

And freighyards full of old black men

And the graveyards full of rusted automobiles.

Good morning America how are ya

Say, don't you know me, I'm your native son

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

I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.

Dealing card games with an old man on the club car

Many a point and no one keeping score

Pass that paper bag that holds the bottle

Feel the wheels a rumbling neath the floor.

And the sons of poor men porters and the sons of engineers

Ride their father's magic carpet made of steel

Mothers with their babes asleep rocking to that gentle beat

And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel.

Good morning America how are ya

Say, don't you know me, I'm your native son

I'm a 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

Changing cars in Memphis Tennessee

Half way home and we'll get there by morning

Through the Mississippi darkness rolling 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 song again the passengers will please refrain

This train's got the disappearing railroad blues.

Good morning America how are ya

Say, don't you know me, I'm your native son

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

I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done...

Comments

8 years ago

Paul Bruneau

Nobody compares to mr nelson's version

8 years ago

JUST COUNTRY

Fabulous Version by my Favorite Male Country Singer HANK SNOW Outstanding Share Thanks,Keith

8 years ago

ken170647

Traditional country interpretation of this song. For a cover that expresses the mystery and hypnotism of the lyrics check ken170647

9 years ago

Ockie Ditchbank

Only Hank Snow himself died, and that's tragic, but his music lives on forever!

9 years ago

cj brown

Damn, I thought I liked the Cash version...still good, but Hank Snow was a bad ass mf.

10 years ago

hirdy6

Hank Snow was a class act, was in partnership, managing other artists with Tom Parker who dissolved the partnership when he signed Elvis Presley. 

11 years ago

dadpic33

Bob Lee, this song brings back memories of such, Puff-a-Bellies "GOOD TIMES", dosen't it?. The "BIG GUNNY IN THE SKY" hasn't given me his Long Face Yet, however I just grateful for "The Good Memories we have"

11 years ago

mullberthimself

Pst! It´s: Penny a point instead of Many a point... You get a penny for each point you earn in the card game.

11 years ago

snakemansnakes Eaton

Hi Larry, very good to read this interesting response and the notes from BobLee also. I was a youngster from Liverpool UK when I first discovered Hank Snow and I became enamoured of the American railroad, via Hanks great Rairoad songs. I was already a fan of Jimmie rodgers the singing Brakeman by then, so becoming a fan of Hank's too was the next logical step on my journey, discovering America by following it's great Country music. I've been hooked ever since.

11 years ago

Larry Rousch

Hi Bob, I worked 15 years on The Southern-Greenville Division and not many Folks know That A 'Hoghead' is an Engineer as a 'Bakehead' Is A Fireman and a 'Swellhead is a Conductor. I worked on Mainline maintenance as a Welder of what The Southern called Pre-Fab Track 1/4 Mile Sections, Laid and then welder. CSX then L&N called it Ribbon Rail. Your Dad 40 Years On The Old "SP" was Indeed A "Hoghead" & "Hank Snow' an Immortal "Ambassador Of Railroading. Thanks For Your Shareing. D28

11 years ago

Keith Douglas

I think Hank Snow has the best version of this song.Great upload. Thanks

12 years ago

mullberthimself

This is the original. Willie nelson can go an bury himself....

12 years ago

pikaliz

Hank Sow...best country artist ever

13 years ago

TheSunRecords

My favourite version of this famous song :)

13 years ago

kingandkiller

WHAT A GREAT SONG.THANK YOU.

13 years ago

TheNewFormat

Great Song ! *****

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