[ti:Promised Land (Live - 8/27/72 Veneta, Oregon) (Live)]
[ar:Grateful Dead/Phil Lesh/Jerry Garcia/Bob Weir]
[00:00.37]Promised Land (Live - 8/27/72 Veneta, Oregon) (Live) - Grateful Dead/Phil Lesh/Jerry Garcia/Bob Weir
[00:09.43]I left my home in Norfolk Virginia California on my mind
[00:13.71]Straddled that greyhound it rode me past Raleigh and on across Caroline
[00:19.61]Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed rock hill and we never was a minute late
[00:25.40]We was ninety miles out of atlanta by sundown rolling cross the Georgia state
[00:31.61]Had motor trouble it turned into a struggle half way cross alabam
[00:37.44]The hound broke down left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham
[01:07.58]Straight off bought me a through train ticket right across Mississippi clean
[01:13.07]And I was on the midnight flyer out of Birmingham
[01:16.49]Smoking into new Orleans
[01:19.34]Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
[01:21.92]Just help me get to Houston Town
[01:25.38]People are there who care a little bout me
[01:28.38]And they wont let the poor boy down
[01:31.39]Sure as she bore me she bought me a silk suit put luggage
[01:34.70]In my hands
[01:36.96]And I woke up high over Albuquerque
[01:39.69]On a jet to the promised land
[02:06.79]Working on a t bone steak a la care
[02:09.20]Flying over to the golden state
[02:12.82]When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
[02:15.43]Wed be heading in the terminal gate
[02:18.59]Swing low sweet chariot come down easy
[02:21.46]Taxi to the terminal zone
[02:24.66]Cut your engines cool your wings
[02:27.00]And let me make it to the telephone
[02:30.31]Los angeles give me Norfolk Virginia
[02:33.02]Tidewater four ten on nine
[02:36.11]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling
[02:39.12]And the poor boys on the line