I left my home in Norfolk Virginia California on my mind
Straddled that Greyhound Rode him past Raleigh On across Caroline
Stopped in Charlotte And bypassed Rock Hill And we never was a minute late
We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown Rollin' 'cross the Georgia state
We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle Half way 'cross Alabam
And that 'hound broke down And left us all stranded In downtown Birmingham
Run away I bought me a through train ticket Ridin' cross Mississippi clean And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham Smoking into New Orleans
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana Just help me get to Houston town
There's people there who care a little 'bout me And they won't let the poor boy down
Sure as you're born They bought me a silk suit Put luggage in my hands And I woke up high over Albuquerque On a jet to the promised land
[00:06.27]I left my home in Norfolk Virginia [00:09.64]California on my mind [00:11.48] [00:12.79]Straddled that Greyhound [00:14.23]Rode him past Raleigh [00:15.63]On across Caroline [00:17.64] [00:18.76]Stopped in Charlotte [00:20.12]And bypassed Rock Hill [00:21.78]And we never was a minute late [00:23.65] [00:24.21]We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown [00:27.78]Rollin' 'cross the Georgia state [00:29.54] [00:30.67]We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle [00:33.72]Half way 'cross Alabam [00:35.69] [00:36.81]And that 'hound broke down [00:38.22]And left us all stranded [00:39.59]In downtown Birmingham [00:41.57] [01:06.66]Run away I bought me a through train ticket [01:09.24]Ridin' cross Mississippi clean [01:12.34]And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham [01:16.10]Smoking into New Orleans [01:17.79] [01:18.97]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana [01:22.12]Just help me get to Houston town [01:24.07] [01:25.13]There's people there who care a little 'bout me [01:28.06]And they won't let the poor boy down [01:30.31] [01:31.24]Sure as you're born [01:32.82]They bought me a silk suit [01:34.55]Put luggage in my hands [01:36.89]And I woke up high over Albuquerque [01:40.22]On a jet to the promised land
