Dig it I left my home in Norfolk Virginia 把它挖出来，我离开我的家在弗吉尼亚州诺福克

California on my mind 加州在我心中

Straddled that Greyhound 跨越了灰狗

Rode him in the Raleigh on across Caroline 他骑在罗利横跨卡罗琳

We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle 我们有马达故障就变成了斗争

Half way across Alabam 整个阿拉巴马半路上

And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded 和“猎犬崩溃了，给我们留下了所有被困

In downtown Birmingham 在伯明翰市中心

Raleigh bought me a through train ticket 罗利直通车票给我买了

Ridin' cross Mississippi clean 坐车跨密西西比干净

I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham 我在午夜飞出来伯明翰

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

Just help me get to Houston town 刚刚帮我去休斯敦镇

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 they won't let the poor boy down whoo 他们不会让这个可怜的孩子下来喔

Sure as you're born they bought me a silk suit 当然因为你出生，他们给我买了一条丝绸套装

Put a luggage in my hands 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 在一件T骨牛排点菜干活

Flyin' over to the Golden State 弗莱在金州

And the pilot told us in thirteen minutes 和飞行员告诉我们13分钟

He would send us to the terminal gate 他会送我们到码头门

Ah swing low chariot come down easy 阿摆动低点战车下来容易

Taxi to the terminal zone 打车去码头区

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 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

Workin' on a t bone steak a la carte 在一件T骨牛排点菜干活

Flyin' over to the Golden State 弗莱在金州

And the pilot told us in thirteen minutes 和飞行员告诉我们13分钟

He would send us to the terminal gate 他会送我们到码头门

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

Taxi to the terminal zone 打车去码头区

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 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 whoo 而可怜的男孩就行了喔