Tennessee Jed

Cold iron shackles and a ball and chain I listen to the whistle of the evenin' train You know you bound to wind up dead If you don't head back to Tennessee, Jed A rich man step on my poor head When you get back, you better butter my bread Well, you know that it's just like I said You better hurry on back to Tennessee, Jed Tennessee, Tennessee There ain't no place I'd rather be Baby, won't you carry me Back to Tennessee? Drink all day and I rock all night A law come to get you if you don't walk right Got a letter this mornin', baby, you know what it read? You better hurry on back to Tennessee, Jed I dropped four flights and cracked my spine Honey, come quick, bring the iodine Gonna catch a few winks, baby, up under the bed And then head on back to Tennessee, Jed Tennessee, Tennessee There ain't no place I'd rather be Baby, won't you carry me Back to Tennessee? I run into old Charlie Phogg But he blackened my eye, and he kicked my dog My dog turned to me, and he said "Let's head on back to Tennessee, Jed" I woke up this mornin', I was feelin' mean I went down to play on the slot machine The wheels, they turned around and the letters read "You better hurry on back to Tennessee, Jed" Oh, Tennessee, Tennessee There ain't no place I'd rather be Baby, won't you carry me Back to Tennessee? Tennessee, Tennessee There ain't no place I'd rather be Baby, won't you carry me Back to Tennessee? Baby, won't you carry me Back to Tennessee?