Riding on the "City of New Orleans," Illinois Central Monday Morning Rail. 骑在“城市新奥尔良， ”伊利诺斯州中部星期一早上轨道。

Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders, 十五辆和15焦躁不安的车手，

three conductors and twenty five sacks of mail. 三线和25麻袋的邮件。

They're out on the south-bound odyssey and the train pulls out of Kankakee. 他们出的南行奥德赛列车翻出坎卡基的。

Rolling long past houses, farms and fields. 轧过去很久的房子，农场和牧场。

Passing towns that have no name, freight yards full of old gray men, 通过乡镇有没有名字，货场充满老灰的男人，

the graveyards of the rusted automobiles, 的生锈的汽车墓地，

   

Singing, good morning America, how are you? 唱歌，早安美国，你怎么样？

Saying, don't you know me, I'm your native son? 他说，你不认识我，我是你的原生的儿子吗？

I'm the train they call "The City of New Orleans". 我是他们所谓的“新奥尔良市的”列车。

I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. 我将离去500英里当一天结束。

   

Dealing cards with the old men in the club car. 与老男人俱乐部车交易卡。

Plenty of points, ain't no one keeping score. 很多点，是不是没有人保持得分。

Say, won't you pass the paper bag that holds the bottle. 比方说，你不通过纸袋保存瓶。

And feel the wheels rumbling 'neath the floor. 和感受到隆隆“车轮照耀在地上。

And the sons of Pullman porters, and the sons of engineers 普尔曼搬运工和儿子，和工程师的儿子

ride their father's magic carpet made of steel. 乘坐其父亲的魔毯由钢制成。

And the days are full of restless, and the dreams are full of memories, 与天都充满了躁动不安，而梦想都充满了回忆，

and the echoes of the freight train whistles clear. 和货运列车的回声吹口哨清楚。

   

Singing, good morning America, how are you? 唱歌，早安美国，你怎么样？

Saying, don't you know me, I'm your native son? 他说，你不认识我，我是你的原生的儿子吗？

I'm the train they call "The City of New Orleans". 我是他们所谓的“新奥尔良市的”列车。

I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. 我将离去500英里当一天结束。

   

But it's twilight on the city of New Orleans, talk about a pocket full of friends. 但是，这暮光之城的新奥尔良市，谈论到处是朋友的口袋里。

Halfway home and we'll be there by morning. 半路回家，我们会在那里，到了早晨。

With no tomorrow waiting 'round the bend. 有没有明天等待拐弯。

   

Singing good night, America, I love you. 唱晚安，美，我爱你。

Saying, don't you know me, I'm your native son? 他说，你不认识我，我是你的原生的儿子吗？

I'm the train they call "The City of New Orleans". 我是他们所谓的“新奥尔良市的”列车。

I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. 我将离去500英里当一天结束。

   

Singing, good morning America, how are you? 唱歌，早安美国，你怎么样？

Saying, don't you know me, I'm your native son? 他说，你不认识我，我是你的原生的儿子吗？

I'm the train they call "The City of New Orleans". 我是他们所谓的“新奥尔良市的”列车。

I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. 我将离去500英里当一天结束。