I left my home in Norfolk Virginia California on my mind I straddled that Greyhound And rode on into Raleigh And on across Caroline We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle Halfway across Alabam Well that hound broke down and left us all stranded In downtown Birmingham
Right away I brought me a through train ticket Ridin' across Mississippi clean
And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham Smoking into New Orleans
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana Just to help me get to Houston Town
There are people there who care a little about me And they won't let the poor boy down
Sure as your born they bought me a silk suit Put luggage in my hand
And I woke up high over Albuquerque On a jet to the promised land
Working on a T-bone steak a la carte Flying over to the golden state
Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
He would set us at the terminal gate
Swing low chariot come down easy Taxi to the terminal zone
Cut your engines and cool your wings And let me make it to the telephone
Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia Tidewater four ten o nine
Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling And the poor boy is on the line
Right away I brought me a through train ticket Ridin' across Mississippi clean
And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham Smoking into New Orleans
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana Just to help me get to Houston Town
There are people there who care a little about me And they won't let the poor boy down
Sure as your born they bought me a silk suit Put luggage in my hand And I woke up high over Albuquerque On a jet to the promised land
Working on a T-bone steak a la carte Flying over to the golden state Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes He would set us at the terminal gate Swing low chariot come down easy Taxi to the terminal zone Cut your engines and cool your wings And let me make it to the telephone Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia Tidewater four ten o nine Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling And the poor boy is on the line
[00:10.74]I left my home in Norfolk Virginia [00:13.12]California on my mind [00:16.00]I straddled that Greyhound [00:17.24]And rode on into Raleigh [00:18.43]And on across Caroline [00:21.18]We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle [00:23.62]Halfway across Alabam [00:26.12]Well that hound broke down and left us all stranded [00:28.93]In downtown Birmingham [00:30.99] [00:31.87]Right away I brought me a through train ticket [00:34.31]Ridin' across Mississippi clean [00:36.00] [00:36.74]And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham [00:39.62]Smoking into New Orleans [00:41.31] [00:42.87]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana [00:44.99]Just to help me get to Houston Town [00:46.81] [00:47.74]There are people there who care a little about me [00:50.43]And they won't let the poor boy down [00:54.07] [01:07.96]Sure as your born they bought me a silk suit [01:10.34]Put luggage in my hand [01:11.78] [01:12.78]And I woke up high over Albuquerque [01:15.09]On a jet to the promised land [01:16.84] [01:18.15]Working on a T-bone steak a la carte [01:20.53]Flying over to the golden state [01:21.84] [01:22.90]Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes [01:24.84] [01:25.84]He would set us at the terminal gate [01:27.60] [01:28.79]Swing low chariot come down easy [01:30.98]Taxi to the terminal zone [01:32.67] [01:33.98]Cut your engines and cool your wings [01:36.29]And let me make it to the telephone [01:37.98] [01:39.23]Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia [01:41.42]Tidewater four ten o nine [01:43.17] [01:44.29]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [01:47.04]And the poor boy is on the line [01:49.36] [02:01.92]Right away I brought me a through train ticket [02:04.10]Ridin' across Mississippi clean [02:05.60] [02:06.60]And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham [02:09.16]Smoking into New Orleans [02:10.91] [02:12.10]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana [02:14.67]Just to help me get to Houston Town [02:16.54] [02:17.16]There are people there who care a little about me [02:19.85]And they won't let the poor boy down [02:22.10] [02:22.79]Sure as your born they bought me a silk suit [02:25.35]Put luggage in my hand [02:27.48]And I woke up high over Albuquerque [02:30.29]On a jet to the promised land [02:32.41] [02:33.16]Working on a T-bone steak a la carte [02:35.54]Flying over to the golden state [02:38.23]Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes [02:40.85]He would set us at the terminal gate [02:43.66]Swing low chariot come down easy [02:45.91]Taxi to the terminal zone [02:48.73]Cut your engines and cool your wings [02:51.04]And let me make it to the telephone [02:54.16]Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia [02:56.54]Tidewater four ten o nine [02:59.29]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [03:01.66]And the poor boy is on the line [03:07.23]
