Promised Land-Chuck Berry

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[00:00.00]Promised Land - Chuck Berry (查克·贝里)
[00:04.37]I left my home in norfolk virginia
[00:06.72]California on my mind
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[00:09.93]Straddled that greyhound rode him past raleigh
[00:12.56]On across caroline
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[00:15.56]Stopped in charlotte and bypassed rock hill
[00:18.07]And we never was a minute late
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[00:20.74]We was ninety miles out of atlanta by sundown
[00:23.73]Rollin' 'cross the georgia state
[00:25.35]
[00:26.80]We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle
[00:29.28]Half way 'cross alabam
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[00:32.05]And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded
[00:34.79]In downtown birmingham
[00:36.63]
[00:49.58]Straight off i bought me a through train ticket
[00:51.92]Ridin' cross mississippi clean
[00:53.83]
[00:54.78]And i was on that midnight flyer out of birmingham
[00:57.99]Smoking into new orleans
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[01:00.96]Somebody help me get out of louisiana
[01:03.41]Just help me get to houston town
[01:05.51]
[01:06.33]There's people there who care a little 'bout me
[01:09.28]And they won't let the poor boy down
[01:11.35]
[01:12.47]Sure as you're born they bought me a silk suit
[01:15.38]Put luggage in my hands
[01:17.02]
[01:17.73]And i woke up high over albuquerque
[01:20.59]On a jet to the promised land
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[01:35.55]Workin' on a t-bone steak a la carte
[01:38.07]Flying over to the golden state
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[01:41.17]The pilot told me in thirteen minutes
[01:44.14]We'd be headin' in the terminal gate
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[01:47.23]Swing low sweet chariot come down easy
[01:50.21]Taxi to the terminal zone
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[01:53.23]Cut your engines cool your wings
[01:55.54]And let me make it to the telephone
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[01:59.01]Los angeles give me norfolk virginia
[02:01.43]Tidewater four ten o nine
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[02:04.51]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'
[02:07.17]And the poor boy's on the line