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Promised Land (Rehearsal Version)
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Chuck Berry
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I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia California on my mind I straddled that Greyhound rolling outta Raleigh And on across Carolin' We stopped in Charlotte, we bypa**ed Rockhill We never was a minute late Ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown Rollin' outta Georgia State We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle Halfway across Alabam' Then the 'Hound broke down and it left us all stranded In downtown Birmingham Right away I bought me a through train ticket Ridin' 'cross Mississippi clean And we was on the Midnight Flyer out of Birmingham Smokin' into New Orleans Somebody help me get out of Louisiana Just help me get to Houston town There are 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 And put luggage in my hand And I woke up high over Albuquerque On a jet to the promised land Workin' on a T-bone steak a la carte And flyin' over to the Golden State When the pilot told me that in thirteen minutes We would sit us at the terminal gate Swing down chariot, come in 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 Norfolk, Virginia Tidewater four-ten-oh-nine Tell the folks back home, this is the promised land calling And the poor boy is on the line
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