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