What do you think City of New Orleans means?

Steve Goodman: City of New Orleans Meaning

Album cover for City of New Orleans album cover

City of New Orleans Lyrics

The City of New Orleans.

Ridin' on the City of New Orleans
Illinois Central, Monday mornin' rail;
Fourteen cars and fourteen restless riders,
Three conductors, twenty five sacks of mail.
All along the southbound odyssey, the train rolls out of...

  1. anonymous
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    Jul 9th 2016 !⃝

    Most songs tell a story of an experience the writer or someone else had experienced. This song seems to be about a person who traveled by train for free to see the world.


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