Tennessee Jed Lyrics - Europe '72 (live) - Grateful Dead

Cold iron shackles, 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 

Well, do you know 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 

Drink all day and rock all night 

The law come to get you if you don't walk right 

Got a letter this morning, baby all it 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, baby, under the bed 

Then you 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 

I woke up a felin' mean 

Went down to play the slot machine 

The wheels turned around, and the letters read 

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