I / left my home in / Norfolk, Virginia,
Cali - / fornia on my / mind,
I / straddled that Greyhound, and
Rode him into Raleigh, and
On across Caro - / line.
We / stopped in Charlotte, to / by pass Brockhill,
We / never was a minute / late,
We was / ninety miles out of At - / lanta by sundown,
Rollin' out of Georgia / state.
We / had motor trouble that / turned into a struggle,
Half - / way across Ala - / bam', and
That / hound broke down and / left us all stranded,
In / downtown Birming - / ham.
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Right away I bought me a / through train ticket,
Right a - / cross Mississippi / clean,
I was / on that midnight / flyer out of Birmingham,
Smokin' into New Or - / leans.
Somebody help me get / out of Louisiana,
Help me get to Houston / town,
There are / people there, who / care a bit about me, and
They / won't let the po' boy / down.
Sure as you're born they / bought me a silk suit,
Put luggage in my / hand, and
I / woke up high over / Alberquerque,
On a / jet to the promised / land.
Break:
Workin' on a T-bone / steak a la carte,
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 / zone,
Cut your engines and / cool your wings, and
Let me / make it to the tele - / phone.
Los Angeles, give me / Norfolk Virginia,
Tide - / water four ten o / nine,
Tell all the / folks back home, this is the / Promised Land callin', and
The / po' boy is on the / line.
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Cali - / fornia on my / mind,
I / straddled that Greyhound, and
Rode him into Raleigh, and
On across Caro - / line.
We / stopped in Charlotte, to / by pass Brockhill,
We / never was a minute / late,
We was / ninety miles out of At - / lanta by sundown,
Rollin' out of Georgia / state.
We / had motor trouble that / turned into a struggle,
Half - / way across Ala - / bam', and
That / hound broke down and / left us all stranded,
In / downtown Birming - / ham.
Break: One verse Instrumental
Right away I bought me a / through train ticket,
Right a - / cross Mississippi / clean,
I was / on that midnight / flyer out of Birmingham,
Smokin' into New Or - / leans.
Somebody help me get / out of Louisiana,
Help me get to Houston / town,
There are / people there, who / care a bit about me, and
They / won't let the po' boy / down.
Sure as you're born they / bought me a silk suit,
Put luggage in my / hand, and
I / woke up high over / Alberquerque,
On a / jet to the promised / land.
Break:
Workin' on a T-bone / steak a la carte,
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 / zone,
Cut your engines and / cool your wings, and
Let me / make it to the tele - / phone.
Los Angeles, give me / Norfolk Virginia,
Tide - / water four ten o / nine,
Tell all the / folks back home, this is the / Promised Land callin', and
The / po' boy is on the / line.
Outro: One verse Instrumental