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Grateful Dead - Promised Land Lyrics

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  • I left my home in norfolk virginia, california on my mind.
  • Straddled that greyhound, it rode me past raleigh, and 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.
  • Had motor trouble it turned into a struggle, half way cross alabam,
  • The hound broke down left us all stranded in downtown birmingham.
  • Straight off bought me a through train ticket, right across mississippi clean
  • And I was on the midnight flyer out of birmingham
  • Smoking into new orleans.
  • Somebody help me get out of louisiana
  • Just help me get to houston town.
  • People are there who care a little bout me
  • And they wont let the poor boy down.
  • Sure as she bore me, she bought me a silk suit, put luggage in my hands,
  • And I woke up high over albuquerque
  • On a jet to the promised land.
  • Workin on a t-bone steak a la carte,
  • Flying over to the golden state;
  • When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
  • Wed be headin in the terminal gate.
  • Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy
  • Taxi to the terminal zone;
  • Cut your engines, cool your wings,
  • And let me make it to the telephone.
  • Los angeles give me norfolk virginia,
  • Tidewater four ten on nine
  • Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin
  • And the poor boys on the line.

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