I left my home in Norfolk Virginia 我离开了我的家在弗吉尼亚州诺福克

California on my mind 加州在我心中

I boarded that Greyhound 我登上了灰狗

Rode in into Raliegh on across Caroline 乘坐成Raliegh横跨卡罗琳

   

Stopped in Charlotte to by pass Rockhill 停在夏洛特旁路柔克义

We never was a minute late 我们从来没有迟到一分钟

We were ninty miles out of Atlanta by sundown 我们96例英里外亚特兰大由日落

Rollin' out of Georgia state 罗林出来佐治亚州

   

We had motor trouble that turned into a struggle 我们有电机麻烦变成了斗争

Halfway across Alabam 横跨半个阿拉巴马

And that bow broke down 那弓坏了

And left us stranded in downtown Birmingham 给我们留下滞留在伯明翰市中心

   

Right away I bought a through train ticket 马上我买直通车票

Got across Mississippi clean 横跨密西西比河干净了

And I was on that Midnight Flyer out of Birmingham 我是在午夜传单了伯明翰

Smokin' into New Orleans 斯莫到新奥尔良

   

Somebody help me get out of Louisiana 有人帮我拿路易斯安那出来

Help me get to Houston Town 帮我去休斯敦城

There are people there who care a little 'bout me 还有人在那里谁照顾一个小​​回合我

And won't put the poor boy down 而且不会把这个可怜的孩子倒

   

Georgia born, they bought me a silk suit 格鲁吉亚出生的，他们给我买了一条丝绸套装

And put luggage in my hand 并把行李放在我的手

And woke up high over Albuquerque 醒了高过阿尔伯克基

On a jet to the promised land 在喷射到应许之地

   

Workin' on a T-bone ala cartee 在T骨翼cartee干活

Flyin' over to the Golden State 弗莱在金州

When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes 当飞行员告诉我们13分钟

He would set us at the terminal gate 他使我们在终端门

   

Swing low chariot, come down easy 摆动低点战车，下来容易

Taxi to the terminal door 打车到码头门

Cut your engines and cool your wings 削减你的引擎和冷却你的翅膀

And let me make it to the telephone 并让我给电话

   

Los Angeles, give me Norfolk Virginia 洛杉矶，给我弗吉尼亚州诺福克

Tidewater four ten o nine 潮水4十点9

Tell all the folks back home 告诉所有的人回家

It's the promised land callin' 这是应许之地的呼唤

And the poor boy is on the line 可怜的孩子就行了