《The Promised Land》歌词

[00:00:00] The Promised Land - Ameritz Top Tributes

[00:00:01] Written by：C. Berry

[00:00:04] I left my home in Norfolk Virginia

[00:00:06] California on my mind

[00:00:09] I straddled that greyhound

[00:00:11] And rolled in into Raleigh and all across Carolina

[00:00:15] Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed rock hill

[00:00:17] And we never was a minute late

[00:00:20] We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown

[00:00:23] Rollin' out of Georgia state

[00:00:26] We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle

[00:00:28] Half way 'cross Alabam

[00:00:31] And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded

[00:00:35] In downtown Birmingham

[00:00:49] Right away I bought me a through train ticket

[00:00:51] Ridin' cross Mississippi clean

[00:00:54] And I was on that midnight flier out of Birmingham

[00:00:57] Smoking into New Orleans

[00:01:00] Somebody help me get out of Louisiana

[00:01:02] Just help me get to Houston town

[00:01:05] There are people there who care a little 'bout me

[00:01:08] And they won't let the poor boy down

[00:01:11] Sure as you're born they bought me a silk suit

[00:01:14] Put luggage in my hands

[00:01:16] And I woke up high over Albuquerque

[00:01:19] On a jet to the promised land

[00:01:34] Workin' on a T-bone steak a La Carte

[00:01:36] Flying over to the golden state

[00:01:39] Oh when the pilot told me in thirteen minutes

[00:01:42] We'd be headin' in the terminal gate

[00:01:45] Swing low chariot come down easy

[00:01:47] Taxi to the terminal zone

[00:01:51] Cut your engines cool your wings

[00:01:53] And let me make it to the telephone

[00:01:56] Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia

[00:01:59] Tidewater four ten o nine

[00:02:02] Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'

[00:02:04] And the poor boy's on the line