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Artist: Chuck Berry
Album: Promised Land

Promised Land

I left my home in Norfolk Virginia,
California on my mind.
Straddled that Greyhound, rode him past Raleigh,
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.

We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle,
Half way 'cross Alabam,
And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded
In downtown Birmingham.

Straight off, I bought me a through train ticket,
Ridin' cross Mississippi clean
And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham
Smoking into New Orleans.

Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
Just help me get to Houston town.
There's people there who care a little 'bout me
And they won't let the poor boy down.

Sure as you're born, they 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;
The pilot told me 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 O nine
Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'
And the poor boy's on the line.

Comments/Interpretations
by sisbropro on 5/9/2008 4:58pm grateful for the word
by Will Sabo on 12/19/2008 6:16pm thank you, thank you, thank you.
by Wolfie on 12/27/2008 5:15am Excellent song
by bigbro on 11/21/2009 7:30pm Did Chubby Checker cover this song?
by Dano on 11/23/2009 12:58pm One of Chuck's best. The ordinary man and his troubles.
by johnny a on 4/19/2010 2:35pm loads of mistakes. do yuo do it on purpose to avoid copywrite?
by David Y on 6/16/2010 7:30am "Smokin", best thing ole Chuck ever did.
by tampest the best 16/11/10 on 11/16/2010 2:34pm wot a song !
by jackie steele on 8/28/2011 3:54pm this song is great! He is one of the best lyricists ever. UK
by harry mills bangor northern ireland on 12/24/2011 12:12pm best ever song by chuck listen to it almost every day and never tire of it
by Brendalini on 3/15/2012 6:59pm Yes. Hadn't heard this one before. Glad Tarantino missed this gem!!!
by JGT,esquire on 5/17/2012 3:58pm Still the greatest road song( and best cover,by the Greatful Dead), in all of Rock and Roll.All Hail,Hail the Once and Aleays King,Good King Charles the Zfirst!

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