Cold iron shackles, ball and chain,
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Listen to the whistle of the evenin' train.
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You know you bound to wind up dead,
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If you don't head back to Tennessee Jed.
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Rich man step on my poor head,
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When you get back you better butter my bread.
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Well, do you know it's like I said,
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You better head back to Tennessee Jed.
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Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be,
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Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee.
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Drink all day and rock all night,
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The law come to get you if you don't walk right
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Got a letter this morning, baby all it read,
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You better head back to Tennessee Jed.
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I dropped four flights and cracked my spine,
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Honey, come quick with the iodine,
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Catch a few winks, baby, under the bed
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Then you head back to Tennessee Jed.
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Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be,
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Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee.
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I run into Charlie Fog,
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Blacked my eye and he kicked my dog,
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My doggie turned to me and he said,
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Let's head back to Tennessee Jed.
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I woke up a felin' mean,
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Went down to play the slot machine,
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The wheels turned around, and the letters read,
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You better head back to Tennessee Jed.
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Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be,
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Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee.
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Tennessee Jed
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| Grateful Dead |
