The Band - Promised land
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Date: 26 Sep 95 15:51:08 EDT
From: Scott Durham <75372.257@compuserve.com>
Song: PROMISED LAND
Performed by: THE BAND
Submitted by Scott Durham 75372.257@compuserve.com
I FLEFT MY HOME IN NORFOLK VIRGINIA
CALIFORNIA ON MY FMIND
I GBOARDED THAT GREYHOUND,
RODE IN INTO RALIEGH ON ACROSS CAROLFINE
FSTOPPED IN CHARLOTTE TO BY PASS ROCKHILL
WE NEVER WAS A MINUTE FLATE
WE WERE GNINTY MILES OUT OF ATLANTA BY SUNDOWN
ROLLIN' OUT OF GEORGIA FSTATE
WE FHAD MOTOR TROUBLE THAT TURNED INTO A STRUGGLE
HALFWAY ACROSS ALAFBAM
AND THAT GBOW BROKE DOWN
AND LEFT US STRANDED IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGFHAM
FRIGHT AWAY I BOUGHT A THROUGH TRAIN TICKET
GOT ACROSS MISSISSIPPI FCLEAN
AND I WAS GON THAT MIDNIGHT FLYER OUT OF BIRMINGHAM
SMOKIN' INTO NEW ORLEFANS
FSOMEBODY HELP ME GET OUT OF LOUISIANA
HELP ME GET TO HOUSTON FTOWN
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THERE ARE GPEOPLE THERE WHO CARE A LITTLE 'BOUT ME
AND WON'T PUT THE POOR BOY FDOWN
FGEORGIA BORN, THEY BOUGHT ME A SILK SUIT
AND PUT LUGGAGE IN MY FHAND
AND GWOKE UP HIGH OVER ALBUQUERQUE
ON A JET TO THE PROMISED FLAND
FWORKIN' ON A T-BONE ALA CARTEE
FLYIN' OVER TO THE GOLDEN FSTATE
WHEN THE GPILOT TOLD US IN THIRTEEN MINUTES
HE WOULD SET US AT THE TERMINAL FGATE
FSWING LOW CHARIOT, COME DOWN EASY
TAXI TO THE TERMINAL FDOOR
GCUT YOUR ENGINES AND COOL YOUR WINGS
AND LET ME MAKE IT TO THE TELEFPHONE
FLOS ANGELES, GIVE ME NORFLOK VIRGINIA
TIDEWATER FOUR TEN O FNINE
TELL ALL THE GFOLKS BACK HOME
IT'S THE PROMISED LAND CALLIN'
AND THE POOR BOY IS ON THE FLINE
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