Promised Land - Chuck Berry (查克·贝里)

I left my home in norfolk virginia

我离开了弗吉尼亚诺福克的家乡

California on my mind

我的脑海里只有加利福尼亚

Straddled that greyhound rode him past raleigh

坐着灰狗巴士穿过罗利市

On across caroline

穿越卡罗琳群岛

Stopped in charlotte and bypassed rock hill

绕过罗克希尔 在夏洛特市驻足停歇

And we never was a minute late

我们从未迟到过一分钟

We was ninety miles out of atlanta by sundown

在日落前我们距离亚特兰大还有九十英里

Rollin' 'cross the georgia state

我们快速穿过佐治亚州

We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle

我们的引擎除了问题 这让事情变得很麻烦

Half way 'cross alabam

在经过亚拉巴马州的途中

And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded

车子熄火了 我们滞留在

In downtown birmingham

伯明翰市中心

Straight off i bought me a through train ticket

我立马买了张直达快车车票

Ridin' cross mississippi clean

毫无障碍地穿过密西西比州

And i was on that midnight flyer out of birmingham

我坐着午夜的飞行器冲出伯明翰

Smoking into new orleans

飞机冒着烟降临在新奥尔良州

Somebody help me get out of louisiana

有位好心人带我走出了路易斯安那州

Just help me get to houston town

请指引我到休斯顿

There's people there who care a little 'bout me

那里的人们对我照顾有加

And they won't let the poor boy down

他们不会令这个穷小子失望

Sure as you're born they bought me a silk suit

是的 你出生时他们给了我一件丝绸外套

Put luggage in my hands

把行囊放在我手上

And i woke up high over albuquerque

我在阿尔伯克基的上空醒来

On a jet to the promised land

在飞机上看着这片乐土

Workin' on a t-bone steak a la carte

我看着菜单点了一份T骨牛排

Flying over to the golden state

越过了加利福尼亚州

The pilot told me in thirteen minutes

机长告诉我还有十三分钟

We'd be headin' in the terminal gate

我们就会抵达幸福的终点

Swing low sweet chariot come down easy

芬芳的马车缓慢从容地前行

Taxi to the terminal zone

打了辆出租车到达终点附近

Cut your engines cool your wings

熄火停车吧

And let me make it to the telephone

让我打个电话

Los angeles give me norfolk virginia

洛杉矶请帮我接通弗吉尼亚的诺福克

Tidewater four ten o nine

潮汐起起落落

Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'

告诉乡亲们赶紧回家 这是家乡乐土的召唤

And the poor boy's on the line

那个穷小子在电话里说