[Verse 1]
Cold iron shackles and ball and chain
Listen to the whistle of the evening train
You know you bound to wind up dead
If you don't head back to Tennessee, Jed

[Verse 2]
Rich man step on my poor head
When you get back you better butter my bread
Know you, well, it's like I said
You better head back to Tennessee, Jed

[Chorus]
Tennessee, Tennessee
There ain't no place I'd rather be
Baby, won't you carry me
Back to Tennessee

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
I woke up a-feeling mean
Wеnt down to play the slot machine
The wheels turnеd around, figure the letters read:
You better head back to Tennessee, Jed
[Verse 4]
Dropped four flights and cracked my spine
Honey, come quick with the iodine
Catch a few winks down under the bed
You better head back to Tennessee, Jed

[Chorus]
Tennessee, Tennessee
There ain't no place I'd rather be
Baby, won't you carry me
Back to Tennessee

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]
I run into Charlie Phogg
He blacked my eye and he kicked my dog
My dog, he turned to me and he said:
Let's head back to Tennessee, Jed

[Verse 6]
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
You better head back to Tennessee, Jed
[Chorus]
Tennessee, Tennessee
There ain't no place I'd rather be
Baby, won't you carry me
Back to Tennessee

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Tennessee, Tennessee
There ain't no place I'd rather be
Baby, won't you carry me
Back to Tennessee

[Outro]
Hey, good evening, folks. You might have noticed that we take a long time between songs, and that's because we're grossly inefficient. (And we like to scratch our asses a little)