Cold iron shackles, ball and chain, 寒铁镣铐，锁链，

Listen to the whistle of the evenin' train. 听evenin 火车鸣笛。

You know you bound to wind up dead, 你知道你必然要结业死了，

If you don't head back to Tennessee Jed. 如果你不将回到田纳西州的杰德。

   

Rich man step on my poor head, 有钱的男人踩在我那可怜的头，

When you get back you better butter my bread. 当你回到你更好的黄油我的面包。

Well, do you know it's like I said, 嗯，你知道这就像我说的，

You better head back to Tennessee Jed. 你最好将回到田纳西州的杰德。

   

Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be, 田纳西州，田纳西州，不过是没有地方，我宁愿，

Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee. 宝贝，你背我回田纳西州。

   

Drink all day and rock all night, 喝了一整天，摇滚一整夜，

The law come to get you if you don't walk right 该法来帮你，如果你不走的权利

Got a letter this morning, baby all it read, 今天早上收到了一封信，孩子都读它，

You better head back to Tennessee Jed. 你最好将回到田纳西州的杰德。

   

I dropped four flights and cracked my spine, 我放弃了四个航班，并打断了我的脊椎，

Honey, come quick with the iodine, 亲爱的，快上来的碘，

Catch a few winks, baby, under the bed 钓了几条媚眼，婴儿，床底下

Then you head back to Tennessee Jed. 然后，你将回到田纳西州杰德。

   

Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be, 田纳西州，田纳西州，不过是没有地方，我宁愿，

Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee. 宝贝，你背我回田纳西州。

   

I run into Charlie Fog, 我跑到查理雾，

Blacked my eye and he kicked my dog, 涂黑了我的眼睛，他踢了我的狗，

My doggie turned to me and he said, 我的小狗转过头来对我说，

Let's head back to Tennessee Jed. 让我们头回田纳西州杰德。

I woke up a felin' mean, 我醒了FELIN “的意思，

Went down to play the slot machine, 下楼玩老虎机，

The wheels turned around, and the letters read, 轮子转了一圈，和字母读，

You better head back to Tennessee Jed. 你最好将回到田纳西州的杰德。

   

Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be, 田纳西州，田纳西州，不过是没有地方，我宁愿，

Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee. 宝贝，你背我回田纳西州。