I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California on my mind I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia, California on my mind Deixei minha casa, em Norfolk, Virginia, Califórnia, em minha mente Straddled that Greyhound and rode it into Raleigh Straddled that Greyhound and rode it into Raleigh Escarranchou que Greyhound e montou-a em Raleigh And on across Caroline And on across Caroline E em toda a Caroline We stopped in Charlotte, but we bypassed Rockhill We stopped in Charlotte, but we bypassed Rockhill Nós paramos em Charlotte, mas ignorada Rockhill We never was a minute late We never was a minute late Nós nunca foi um final de minutos We were ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown We were ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown Estávamos 90 milhas fora de Atlanta por sundown Rolling out of Georgia state Rolling out of Georgia state Rolling estado da Geórgia Had some motor trouble, that turned into a struggle Had some motor trouble, that turned into a struggle Teve alguns problemas no motor, que se transformou em uma luta Half way 'cross Alabam Half way 'cross Alabam Alabam cruz metade do caminho " That hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham That hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham Esse cão quebrou e deixou todos nós encalhados em Birmingham, centro da cidade So right away I bought me a through train ticket So right away I bought me a through train ticket Então, imediatamente eu me comprou um bilhete de comboio através da Right across Mississippi clean Right across Mississippi clean Mesmo em frente Mississippi limpa And I was on that Special Flyer out of Birmingham And I was on that Special Flyer out of Birmingham E eu estava naquele fora Flyer Especial de Birmingham Smoking into New Orleans Smoking into New Orleans Fumar em Nova Orleans Somebody's got to help me get out of Louisiana Somebody's got to help me get out of Louisiana Alguém tem que me ajudar a sair da Louisiana Just to help me get to Houston town Just to help me get to Houston town Apenas para me ajudar a chegar à cidade de Houston There's an uncle there who cares a little about me There's an uncle there who cares a little about me Há um tio lá que se preocupa um pouco sobre mim And he won't let the poor boy down And he won't let the poor boy down E ele não vai deixar o pobre rapaz baixo Sure as you're born he bought me a silk suit Sure as you're born he bought me a silk suit Claro que você nasce, ele me comprou um terno de seda Put some luggage in my hand Put some luggage in my hand Ponha um pouco de bagagem na mão And I woke up high over Alberquerque on a jet to the Promised Land And I woke up high over Alberquerque on a jet to the Promised Land E eu acordei mais alta Albuquerque em um jato da Terra Prometida Working on a T-Bone steak a la carte Working on a T-Bone steak a la carte Trabalhando em um T-Bone a la carte bife Flying over to the Golden State Flying over to the Golden State Voando sobre a Golden State When the pilot told us that in thirteen minutes When the pilot told us that in thirteen minutes Quando o piloto disse-nos que em 13 minutos He would have us at the terminal gate He would have us at the terminal gate Ele teria nos no portão do terminal Swing down chariot come down easy Swing down chariot come down easy Swing baixo carruagem desceu rápido Taxi to the terminal dome Taxi to the terminal dome Táxi para a cúpula do terminal Cut your engines and cool your wings Cut your engines and cool your wings Corte seus motores e cool suas asas And let me make it to the telephone And let me make it to the telephone E deixe-me fazê-lo ao telefone Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia Tidewater four-ten-O-nine Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia Tidewater four-ten-O-nine Los Angeles me dar Norfolk, Virginia Tidewater 4-10-O-Nine Tell the folks back home this is the Promised Land calling Tell the folks back home this is the Promised Land calling Conte as pessoas de volta para casa esta é a chamada Terra Prometida And the poor boy is on the line And the poor boy is on the line E o pobre menino está na linha