Lyrics of
Jackson

Jackson is famously performed by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. It tells the tale of a couple heading to the city of Jackson to rekindle their romance, though it’s more broadly interpreted as a song about freedom and escape. It was first recorded by Billy Edd Wheeler and popularized by Johnny and June.

We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
We've been talking 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out
I'm going to Jackson, gonna mess around
yeah, I'm going to Jackson, look out Jackson town

Go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health
Go play your hand, you big talking man, and make a big fool of yourself
Yeah, go to Jackson, go comb your hair
Yeah, I'm gonna snow ball Jackson, see if I care

When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and bow
all them women gonna make me teach 'em what they don't know how
aw, I'm going to Jackson, turn aloose of my coat,
yeah, I'm going to Jackson, goodbye, that's all she wrote

I'm gonna laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be dancin' on a pony keg
they'll lead ya round town like a scalded hound, with your tail tucked between your legs
yeah, go to Jackson, you big talking man
and I'll be waiting in Jackson, behind my jaypan(Japan) fan

We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
We've been talking 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out
I'm going to Jackson, and that's a fact
yeah, I'm going to Jackson, ain't never comin' back