Promised Land-Elvis Presley

[00:10.74]I left my home in Norfolk Virginia [00:13.12]California on my mind [00:16.00]I straddled that Greyhound [00:17.24]And rode on into Raleigh [00:18.43]And on across Caroline [00:21.18]We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle [00:23.62]Halfway across Alabam [00:26.12]Well that hound broke down and left us all stranded [00:28.93]In downtown Birmingham [00:30.99] [00:31.87]Right away I brought me a through train ticket [00:34.31]Ridin' across Mississippi clean [00:36.00] [00:36.74]And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham [00:39.62]Smoking into New Orleans [00:41.31] [00:42.87]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana [00:44.99]Just to help me get to Houston Town [00:46.81] [00:47.74]There are people there who care a little about me [00:50.43]And they won't let the poor boy down [00:54.07] [01:07.96]Sure as your born they bought me a silk suit [01:10.34]Put luggage in my hand [01:11.78] [01:12.78]And I woke up high over Albuquerque [01:15.09]On a jet to the promised land [01:16.84] [01:18.15]Working on a T-bone steak a la carte [01:20.53]Flying over to the golden state [01:21.84] [01:22.90]Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes [01:24.84] [01:25.84]He would set us at the terminal gate [01:27.60] [01:28.79]Swing low chariot come down easy [01:30.98]Taxi to the terminal zone [01:32.67] [01:33.98]Cut your engines and cool your wings [01:36.29]And let me make it to the telephone [01:37.98] [01:39.23]Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia [01:41.42]Tidewater four ten o nine [01:43.17] [01:44.29]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [01:47.04]And the poor boy is on the line [01:49.36] [02:01.92]Right away I brought me a through train ticket [02:04.10]Ridin' across Mississippi clean [02:05.60] [02:06.60]And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham [02:09.16]Smoking into New Orleans [02:10.91] [02:12.10]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana [02:14.67]Just to help me get to Houston Town [02:16.54] [02:17.16]There are people there who care a little about me [02:19.85]And they won't let the poor boy down [02:22.10] [02:22.79]Sure as your born they bought me a silk suit [02:25.35]Put luggage in my hand [02:27.48]And I woke up high over Albuquerque [02:30.29]On a jet to the promised land [02:32.41] [02:33.16]Working on a T-bone steak a la carte [02:35.54]Flying over to the golden state [02:38.23]Ah when the pilot told us in thirteen minutes [02:40.85]He would set us at the terminal gate [02:43.66]Swing low chariot come down easy [02:45.91]Taxi to the terminal zone [02:48.73]Cut your engines and cool your wings [02:51.04]And let me make it to the telephone [02:54.16]Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia [02:56.54]Tidewater four ten o nine [02:59.29]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling [03:01.66]And the poor boy is on the line [03:07.23]