Jackson

"Jackson" is a song, written in 1963 by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler, about a married couple who find (according to the lyrics) that the "fire" has gone out of their relationship. The song relates the desire of both partners to travel to a city named "Jackson" where they each expect to be welcomed as someone far better suited to the city's lively night life than the other is. Although several towns named "Jackson" exist in the United States, the song is not about any specific one.

[Verse 1: Both, Johnny Cash] We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out I'm going to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson Look out, Jackson town [Verse 2: June Carter, Johnny Cash] Well, go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health Go play your hand, you big-talkin' man, and make a big fool of yourself Yeah, go to Jackson, go comb your hair Honey, I'm gonna snowball Jackson See if I care [Verse 3: Johnny Cash & June Carter] When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and bow (Hah) All them women gonna make me, teach 'em what they don't know how I'm goin' to Jackson, you turn-a loose-a my coat 'Cause I'm goin' to Jackson "Goodbye," that's all she wrote [Verse 4: June Carter] But they'll laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be dancin' on a Pony Keg They'll lead you 'round town like a scolded hound With your tail tucked between your legs Yeah, go to Jackson, you big-talkin' man And I'll be waitin' in Jackson, behind my Japan Fan [Verse 5: Both] Well now, we got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out I'm goin' to Jackson, and that's a fact Yeah, we're goin' to Jackson Ain't never comin' back [Outro: Johnny Cash & Both] Well, we got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout Honey, we've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went