Railroad Song Lyrics

[M636C]

I was impressed with the lyrics of "The City of New Orleans" which I found and saved (somewhere) some years ago. Apparently the original words referred to "a magic carpet made of steam" rather than "steel" in the familiar Arlo Guthrie version. It is slightly more understandable in that version.

It also occurred to me that the lines before that, "the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers" at the time of writing, actually referred to two racial groups.

But the line that really meant something to me was "fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders". I've been on night trains like that (although on my one trip by Amtrak from Memphis TN to New Orleans LA, the train was called the Panama Limited, and the Amfleet was nearly full, although it had wide seat pitch unlike the Northeast Corridor cars).

Peter

[Overmod]

I didn't know there was a Wabash Cannonball or Midnight Special in G.L.O.W., LC.

Guys, I think it's a good thing, not bad, that he likes to give tongue to these from time to time...

[locomutt]

Oh Man,another "PSYCHO" remake!![:D]

[edblysard]

Awwww, come on, I just ate dinner....

Ed[:D]

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys. Found just what I was looking for. Will keep me accurate in the shower with the Wabash Cannonball and the Midnight Special...

LC

[Overmod]

Not free, not the Internet, not posted, but perhaps of interest, with some audio links:

http://www.nativeground.com/railroad.asp

There are lots of songs listed here:

http://www.spikesys.com/Trains/songs.html

from whence you can use Google to search for the appropriate lyrics.

[Anonymous]

I haven't searched yet on Google (50 lashes with a wet noodle) but does anyone know a good site with posted RR song lyrics to popular old RR songs?

For personal use only, of course...

LC