Promised Land-Top of the Poppers

[ti:Promised Land] [ar:Top of the Poppers] [al:TOP OF THE POPS 43] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Promised Land - Top of the Poppers [00:10.77]I left my home in Norfolk Virginia [00:13.00]California on my mind [00:14.69] [00:15.82]I straddled that Greyhound [00:16.93]And rode into Raleigh [00:18.21]And on across Caroline [00:19.77] [00:20.78]We had motor trouble that turn into a struggle [00:23.10]Halfway across Alabam' [00:24.72] [00:25.46]And that hound broke down and left us all stranded [00:27.87]In downtown Birmingham [00:29.89] [00:30.81]Right away I brought me a through train ticket [00:33.13]Ridin' across Mississippi clean [00:34.72] [00:35.44]And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham [00:38.31]Smoking into New Orleans [00:39.71] [00:40.86]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana [00:43.04]Just to help me get to Houston Town [00:44.77] [00:45.45]Are there people there who care a little about me [00:48.12]And they won't let the poor boy down [00:49.98] [01:04.47]Sure as you're born brought me a silk suit [01:06.90]Put luggage in my hand [01:08.39] [01:09.05]And I woke up high over Alberquerque [01:11.69]On a jet to the promised land [01:13.20] [01:14.37]Working on a T-bone steak a la carte [01:16.64]Flying over to the golden state [01:18.49] [01:19.15]Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes [01:21.82]He would set us at the terminal gate [01:23.46] [01:24.44]Swing low chariot come down easy [01:26.96]Taxi to the terminal zone [01:28.57] [01:29.62]Cut your engines and cool your wings [01:31.77]And let me make it to the telephone [01:33.57] [01:34.47]Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia [01:37.27]Tidewater four ten o nine [01:38.79] [01:39.35]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [01:41.97]And the poor boy is on the line [01:43.93] [01:58.78]Working on a T-bone steak a la carte [02:00.93]Flying over to the golden state [02:02.77] [02:03.42]Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes [02:05.85]He would set us at the terminal gate [02:07.76] [02:08.79]Swing low chariot come down easy [02:11.25]Taxi to the terminal zone [02:12.89] [02:13.91]Cut your engines and cool your wings [02:16.07]And let me make it to the telephone [02:17.74] [02:18.69]Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia [02:21.46]Tidewater four ten o nine [02:22.90] [02:23.63]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [02:26.12]And the poor boy is on the line