Levon Helm - Tennessee Jed lyrics

Cold iron shackles and ball and chain
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

Rich man step on my poor head
When you get back you better butter my bread
You know you well, it's like I said
You better head 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 woke up but feelin' mean
Went down to play the slot machine

The wheels turned around
Baby, the letters read you better head back
To Tennessee Jed

I dropped four flights and cracked my spine
Honey, come quick with the iodine

Catch a few winks down, under the bed
And then we head 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 charlie Fog
Blacked my eye and he kicked my dog

My doggie turned to me and he said
"Let's head back to Tennessee Jed"

Drink all day baby, rock all night
The law come to get you
If you don't walk right

Catch a few winks down, under the bed
Then we head back to Tennessee Jed

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