I left my home in Norfolk Virginia, California on my mind. 我离开了我的家在弗吉尼亚州的诺福克，加州在我的脑海。

Straddled that Greyhound, it rode me past Raleigh, and on across Caroline. 跨越的灰狗，它骑着我过去的罗利，并在整个卡罗琳。

   

Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed Rock Hill, and we never was a minute late. 停在夏洛特和绕过石山，而我们从来没有迟到一分钟。

We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown, rollin' 'cross the Georgia state. 我们是九十英里外亚特兰大由日落，罗林穿越佐治亚州。

   

Had motor trouble it turned into a struggle, half way 'cross Alabam, 有马达故障就变成了斗争，中途“横阿拉巴马，

the 'hound broke down left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham. 在“猎犬抛锚离开了我们所有滞留在伯明翰市中心。

   

Straight off bought me a through train ticket, right across Mississippi clean 直客给我买直通车票，对面密西西比州干净

And I was on the midnight flyer out of Birmingham 我是在半夜飞出来伯明翰

Smoking into New Orleans. 吸烟到新奥尔良。

   

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

Just help me get to Houston town. 刚刚帮我去休斯敦城。

People are there who care a little 'bout me 人们在那里谁照顾一个小​​回合我

And they won't let the poor boy down. 他们不会让这个可怜的孩子了。

   

Sure as she bore me, she bought me a silk suit, put luggage in my hands, 当然，因为她生了我，她给我买了丝绸衣服，把行李放在我的手上，

And I woke up high over Albuquerque 我醒来的时候，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 steak a la carte, 在T骨牛排点菜干活的，

Flying over to the Golden State; 飞越到金州;

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

We'd be headin' in the terminal gate. 我们会在终端门被航向“ 。

   

Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy 摆动低点甜战车，下来容易

Taxi to the terminal zone; 出租车到端子区;

Cut your engines, cool your wings, 削减你的引擎，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的诺福克，

Tidewater four ten on nine 潮水三四十名九

Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin' 告诉乡亲回家，这是应许之地的呼唤

And the poor boy's on the line. 而可怜的男孩就行了。