Promised Land Lyrics - Rock & Roll Time - Jerry Lee Lewis

Well left my home in Norfolk Virginia 

California on my mind 

Straddled that greyhound 

and rode them into Ralley 

on across Caroline. 

Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed 

Rockhill I never was a minute late. 

We were 90 miles out of Atlanta by sundown rolling out of Georgia state. 

We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle halfway across Alabam' 

That hound broke down and left us 

all stranded in downtown Birmingham. 

Straight off I bought me a through train ticket right across Mississippi clean. 

I was on that midnight flier out of 

Birmingham smoking into new Orleans. 

Somebody help me get out of louisiana 

help me get to Houston town 

there are people there who care a little 

about me and they won't let the poor boy down. 

(Riff) 

Sure as you're born they bought me a silk suit 

put luggage in my hand. I woke up high over Albuquerque on a jet to the promised land. 

Working on a T-Bone steak a la carte flying over to the golden state. 

the pilot told me in 13 minutes 

he would head us for the terminal gate. 

Swing low charriot come down easy 

taxi to the terminal zone 

Cut your engines and cool your wings 

and let me make it to the telephone. 

Los Angeles give me Norfork Virginia 

Tidewater 4 10 0 9 tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling and the poor boy is on the line 

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