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This karaoke version has been produced by Zoom Karaoke and the recording rights are owned and controlled by Zoom Entertainments Limited - Song lyrics: AW, GET ON! I LEFT MY HOME IN NORFOLK VIRGINIA CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND I STRADDLED THAT GREYHOUND AND RODE HIM INTO RALEIGH AND ON ACROSS CAROLINE WE HAD MOTOR TROUBLE THAT TURNED INTO A STRUGGLE HALFWAY ACROSS ALABAM’ WELL, THAT HOUND BROKE DOWN AND LEFT US ALL STRANDED IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM WELL, RIGHT AWAY I BOUGHT ME A THROUGH-TRAIN TICKET RIGHT ACROSS MISSISSIPPI CLEAN I WAS ON THAT MIDNIGHT FLYER OUT OF BIRMINGHAM SMOKIN’ INTO NEW ORLEANS SOMEBODY HELP ME GET OUT OF LOUISIANA JUST HELP ME GET TO HOUSTON TOWN THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE WHO CARE A LITTLE ’BOUT ME AND THEY WON’T LET THE POOR BOY DOWN SURE AS YOU ARE BORN THEY BOUGHT ME A SILK SUIT PUT LUGGAGE IN MY HAND AND I WOKE UP HIGH OVER ALBERQUERQUE ON A JET TO THE PROMISED LAND WORKIN’ ON A T-BONE STEAK A LA CARTE FLYIN’ OVER TO THE GOLDEN STATE WHEN THE PILOT TOLD US IN THIRTEEN MINUTES HE WOULD SET US AT THE TERMINAL GATE SWING LOW CHARIOT COME DOWN EASY TAXI TO THE TERMINAL ZONE CUT YOUR ENGINES AND COOL YOUR WINGS AND LET ME MAKE IT TO THE TELEPHONE LOS ANGELES GIVE ME NORFOLK VIRGINIA TIDEWATER FOUR TEN ’O’ NINE TELL THE FOLKS BACK HOME THIS IS THE PROMISED LAND CALLIN’ AND THE POOR BOY’S ON THE LINE WORKIN’ ON A T-BONE STEAK A LA CARTE FLYIN’ OVER TO THE GOLDEN STATE WHEN THE PILOT TOLD US IN THIRTEEN MINUTES HE WOULD SET US AT THE TERMINAL GATE SWING LOW CHARIOT COME DOWN EASY TAXI TO THE TERMINAL ZONE CUT YOUR ENGINES AND COOL YOUR WINGS AND LET ME MAKE IT TO THE TELEPHONE LOS ANGELES GIVE ME NORFOLK VIRGINIA TIDEWATER FOUR TEN ’O’ NINE TELL THE FOLKS BACK HOME THIS IS THE PROMISED LAND CALLIN’ AND THE POOR BOY’S ON THE LINE
