American song from New Orleans

Does anyone know what song begins

"In the City of New Orleans..."

I heard it in several bars in the French Quarter
but when I asked who it was, no one could tell!
I guess that shouldnt surprise anyone in the
Big Easy..

Its not the famous song by Guthrie Nelson et al
city of new orleans, but something quite different.

thanks

keriCa

Wild guess: "Trouble Knows My Name" by RANDY ROGERS BAND

thanks but thats not the one.
I forgot to say that I heard it about 9 years ago.

Are you thinking of "House of the Rising Sun" by Eric Burton and the Animals (and 1000's of other artists)?
"There is house in New Orleans..."

or "Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton
"And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans"

Thanks but its not the famous ones. They played it quite a
lot in the bars but nobody i asked knew what it was. well they
were all a bit stoned...

It was a male singer and band.
It definitely begins with the line

In the city of new orleans..

keriCa

I am not having any luck running this one down.
The only other close song I have found is "New Orleans" by Stevi Nicks