《Promised Land》歌词

[00:00:00] The Promised Land - Chuck Berry (查克·贝里)

[00:00:01] Written by：Bobby Caldwell/Chuck Berry/Paul Gordon

[00:00:03] I left my home in norfolk virginia

[00:00:05] California on my mind

[00:00:09] Straddled that greyhound rode him past raleigh

[00:00:11] On across caroline

[00:00:14] Stopped in charlotte and bypassed rock hill

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

[00:00:19] We was ninety miles out of atlanta by sundown

[00:00:22] Rollin' 'cross the georgia state

[00:00:25] 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

[00:00:33] In downtown birmingham

[00:00:48] Straight off I bought me a through train ticket

[00:00:50] Ridin' cross mississippi clean

[00:00:53] And I was on that midnight flyer out of birmingham

[00:00:56] Smoking into new orleans

[00:00:59] Somebody help me get out of louisiana

[00:01:01] Just help me get to houston town

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

[00:01:07] And they won't let the poor boy down

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

[00:01:13] 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] The pilot told me in thirteen minutes

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

[00:01:46] Swing low sweet chariot come down easy

[00:01:48] Taxi to the terminal zone;

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

[00:01:54] And let me make it to the telephone

[00:01:57] Los angeles give me norfolk virginia

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

[00:02:03] Tell the folks back home this is the promised

[00:02:05] Land callin'

[00:02:06] And the poor boy's on the line