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Promised Land
Lyricist:Chuck Berry
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia California on my mind I stranded that Greyhound And rode in into Raleigh and on across Caroline
We stopped in Charlotte to by-pass Rockhill We never was a minute late We were ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown Rollin' out of Georgia state
We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle Halfway across Alabama And that bow broke down And left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham
Right away I bought me a through train ticket Got across Mississippi clean And I was on that Midnight Flier out of Birmingham Smokin' into New Orleans
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana Help me get to Houston Town Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com There are people there who care a little 'bout me And they won't put the poor boy down
Georgia born, they bought me a silk suit And put luggage in my hand And I woke up high over Albuquerque On a jet to the promised land
Workin' on a T-bone [Incomprehensible]ala cartee Flyin' over to the Golden State 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 door Cut your engines and cool your wings And let me make it to the telephone
And Los Angeles, give me Norfolk, Virginia Tidewater four ten o nine Tell all the folks back home It's the promised land callin' and the poor boy is on the line
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