The Promised Land-Johnnie Allan

[ti:The Promised Land] [ar:Johnnie Allan] [al:Louisiana Man] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Promised Land (乐土) - Johnnie Allan [00:06.14]I left my home in Norfolk Virginia [00:08.09] [00:08.81]California on my mind [00:10.38] [00:11.72]I straddled that Greyhound [00:12.90] [00:13.54]And rode into Raleigh [00:14.66]And on across Caroline [00:16.14] [00:17.22]We Stopped in Charlotte we bypassed Rock Hill [00:20.14]And we never was a minute late [00:21.70] [00:22.94]Ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown [00:25.15] [00:25.97]Rollin' cross the Georgia state [00:27.10] [00:28.56]Right away I bought me a through train ticket [00:30.99]Ridin' cross Mississippi clean [00:32.66] [00:34.18]I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham [00:36.82]Smoking into New Orleans [00:38.17] [00:39.86]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana [00:42.22]Help me get to Houston town [00:44.33] [00:45.42]There are some folks who care a little bout me [00:47.91]And they won't let the poor boy down [00:49.50] [01:13.19]Workin' on a t-bone steak à la carte [01:16.29]Flying over to the golden state [01:17.82] [01:19.38]The pilot told me in thirteen minutes [01:21.84]Wed be headin' in the terminal gate [01:23.49] [01:24.89]Slow down chariot come down easy [01:27.21] [01:27.74]Taxi to the terminal zone [01:29.05] [01:30.60]Cut your engines cool your wings [01:33.10]And let me make it to the telephone [01:35.04] [01:36.19]Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia [01:38.23] [01:38.78]Tidewater four ten o nine [01:40.34] [01:41.63]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [01:44.56]The poor boy is on the line [01:46.75] [02:10.10]Workin' on a t-bone steak à la carte [02:12.89]Flying over to the golden state [02:14.49] [02:16.13]The pilot told me in thirteen minutes [02:18.69]Wed be headin' in the terminal gate [02:20.14] [02:21.69]Slow down chariot come down easy [02:23.89] [02:24.63]Taxi to the terminal zone [02:25.83] [02:27.50]Cut your engines cool your wings [02:29.95]And let me make it to the telephone [02:31.79] [02:33.04]Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia [02:35.76]Tidewater four ten o nine [02:37.44] [02:38.59]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [02:41.43]The poor boy is on the line