Riding down to Memphis on a cold and dusty train
I got nothing in my pockets
All I own is just my name
Feeling kinda hungry
And my clothes look awful bad
But I gotta go see my baby
And I'm gonna be mighty glad
To get back to the promised land
Yeah, got to make it any way I can
Just got to taste that milk and honey
One more time
She's gonna take me by the hand
Make me feel like a newborn man
When I get back to my baby
In the promised land
I thumbed a ride to Frisco
Hopped a train to Santa Fe
Cause every morning there's a memory
Keeps me moving on my way
Now this special place I'm going
Someone's waiting there for me
And it's worth it all just knowing
Just how good it's a gonna be
To get back to the promised land
Yeah, got to make it any way I can
Just got to taste that milk and honey
One more time
She's gonna take me by the hand
Make me feel like a newborn man
When I get back to my baby
In the promised land
The Promised Land was written by Mickey Buckins.
The Promised Land was produced by Rick Hall.
The Osmonds released The Promised Land on Sat Jun 19 1971.