I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
California on my mind
Straddled that Greyhound
It rode me past Raleigh, and on across Caroline
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 Alabama
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
And they won't 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
We'd 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 boy's on the line
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:05.97]I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
[00:07.74]California on my mind
[00:08.31]Straddled that Greyhound
[00:12.66]It rode me past Raleigh, and on across Caroline
[00:20.01]And we never was a minute late
[00:22.89]We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown
[00:26.16]Rollin' 'cross the Georgia state
[00:29.13]Had motor trouble it turned into a struggle
[00:31.77]Half way 'cross Alabama
[00:34.98]The 'Hound broke down left us all stranded
[00:37.77]In downtown Birmingham
[01:05.37]Straight off bought me a through train ticket
[01:07.26]Right across Mississippi clean
[01:10.05]And I was on the midnight flyer out of Birmingham
[01:13.47]Smoking into New Orleans
[01:16.47]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
[01:19.47]Just help me get to Houston town
[01:25.11]And they won't let the poor boy down
[01:26.52]Sure as she bore me, she bought me a silk suit
[01:31.23]Put luggage in my hands
[01:33.84]And I woke up high over Albuquerque
[01:36.87]On a jet to the promised land
[02:03.69]Workin' on a T-bone steak a la carte
[02:06.03]Flying over to the Golden State
[02:08.97]When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
[02:12.00]We'd be headin' in the terminal gate
[02:14.85]Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy
[02:18.90]Taxi to the terminal zone
[02:22.20]Cut your engines, cool your wings
[02:23.70]And let me make it to the telephone
[02:26.55]Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia
[02:30.63]Tidewater four ten on nine
[02:32.73]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'
[02:35.37]And the poor boy's on the line
📝 纯歌词版本
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
California on my mind
Straddled that Greyhound
It rode me past Raleigh, and on across Caroline
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 Alabama
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
And they won't 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
We'd 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 boy's on the line
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:05.97]I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
[00:07.74]California on my mind
[00:08.31]Straddled that Greyhound
[00:12.66]It rode me past Raleigh, and on across Caroline
[00:20.01]And we never was a minute late
[00:22.89]We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown
[00:26.16]Rollin' 'cross the Georgia state
[00:29.13]Had motor trouble it turned into a struggle
[00:31.77]Half way 'cross Alabama
[00:34.98]The 'Hound broke down left us all stranded
[00:37.77]In downtown Birmingham
[01:05.37]Straight off bought me a through train ticket
[01:07.26]Right across Mississippi clean
[01:10.05]And I was on the midnight flyer out of Birmingham
[01:13.47]Smoking into New Orleans
[01:16.47]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
[01:19.47]Just help me get to Houston town
[01:25.11]And they won't let the poor boy down
[01:26.52]Sure as she bore me, she bought me a silk suit
[01:31.23]Put luggage in my hands
[01:33.84]And I woke up high over Albuquerque
[01:36.87]On a jet to the promised land
[02:03.69]Workin' on a T-bone steak a la carte
[02:06.03]Flying over to the Golden State
[02:08.97]When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
[02:12.00]We'd be headin' in the terminal gate
[02:14.85]Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy
[02:18.90]Taxi to the terminal zone
[02:22.20]Cut your engines, cool your wings
[02:23.70]And let me make it to the telephone
[02:26.55]Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia
[02:30.63]Tidewater four ten on nine
[02:32.73]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'
[02:35.37]And the poor boy's on the line
Me and my uncle went ridin' down
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