The Grateful Dead — Promised Land Live at the Palladium NYC April 30 1977

Left my home in Norfolk, Virginia California on my mind Straddled that Greyhound, it rode me past Raleigh And on across Caroline Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed Rock Hill And we never was a minute late We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown Rollin' 'cross the Georgia state Had motor trouble it turned into a struggle Halfway 'cross Alabam' The 'hound broke down Left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham [Instrumental break] Straight off bought me a through train ticket Right across Mississippi clean And I was on the midnight flyer out of Birmingham Smoking into New Orleans Somebody help me get out of Louisiana Just help me get to Houston town 'Cause people are there who care a little about me They won't let the poor boy down Sure as she you're born, she bought me a silk suit Put luggage in my hands And I woke up high over Albuquerque On a jet to the promised land [Instrumental] Workin' on a T-bone steak a la carte And flying over to the Golden State The pilot told us in thirteen minutes We'd be headin' in the terminal gate Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy Taxi to the terminal zone Cut your engines, cool your wings And let me make it to the telephone Los Angeles, give me Norfolk, Virginia Tidewater four ten oh nine Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin' And the poor boy's on the line Thanks folks, we're gonna take a short break Y'all can do whatever you want to