Promised Land (Live at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, December 29, 1977)-Grateful Dead

[00:06.46]I left my home in norfolk virginia california on my mind [00:12.16]Straddled that greyhound it rode me past raleigh [00:14.82]And on across caroline [00:18.04]Stopped in charlotte and bypassed rock Hill [00:20.46]And we never was a minute late [00:23.69]We was ninety miles out of atlanta by sundown [00:26.71]Rolling across the georgia state [00:30.19]Had motor trouble it turned into a struggle [00:32.86]Half way across alabam [00:35.57]The ahound broke down left us [00:37.77]All stranded in downtown birmingham [00:40.60] [01:17.89]Straight off bought me a through train ticket [01:20.11]Right across mississippi clean [01:23.43]And I was on the midnight flyer out of birmingham [01:26.19]Smoking into new orleans [01:29.92]Somebody help me get out of louisiana [01:32.99]Just help me get to houston town [01:35.90]People are there who care a little about me [01:38.69]And they won't let the poor boy down [01:42.03]Sure as she bore me she bought me a silk suit [01:45.23]Put luggage in my hands [01:47.88]And I woke up high over albuquerque [01:50.72]On a jet to the promised land [01:52.60] [02:31.10]Working on a t bone steak a la carte [02:32.91]Flying over to the golden state [02:36.72]When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes [02:39.33]We'd be heading in the terminal gate [02:42.98]Swing low sweet chariot come down easy [02:46.09]Taxi to the terminal zone [02:49.28]Cut your engines cool your wings [02:51.54]And let me make it to the telephone [02:55.13]Los angeles give me norfolk virginia [02:57.59]Tidewater four ten oh nine [03:01.03]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [03:04.46]And the poor boy's on the line [03:06.14] [04:21.80]Thank you everybody you can to [04:24.10]