Jackson - MTV Unplugged, 2012 Lyrics
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, I'm gonna mess around
Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson
Look out, Jackson town
[Verse 1]
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
We're going to Jackson; go comb your hair
Honey, I'm gonna snowball Jackson
See if I care
[Verse 2]
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
I'm goin' to Jackson, you turn-a loose-a my coat
'Cos I'm goin' to Jackson
'Goodbye,' that's all she wrote
[Verse 3]
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 scalded hound
With your tail tucked between your legs
You're going to Jackson, you big-talkin' man
And I'll be waitin' in Jackson, behind my Jaypan fan
Well now, we got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout
We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went
We're goin' to Jackson, and that's a fact
We're goin' to Jackson, ain't never comin' back
[Outro]
We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout
And we've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went
Ever since the fire went
Ever since the fire went
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A fan of Queens of the Stone Age since her teens, Florence met Josh Homme while he was on tour with Them Crooked Vultures, during several festivals both bands played.
Speaking to Rolling Stone Magazine, Florence said:
It was one of those things where it was like a dream scenario, and you never think that they’d say ‘yes’."
Welch says there was a more visual reason for selecting Homme as her duet partner.
“On a really base level, I really like that we’re both really tall and ginger.”
Speaking to Rolling Stone Magazine, Welch says she chose Jackson because “it’s been with me for a very long time,” and that it’s a nod to the early history of her band.
“The first song we ever recorded was a Johnny Cash cover of Folsom Prison in our little studio,” she recalls. “It’s the weirdest cover ever, this really weird soul version of Folsom City [sic] Blues.”
- 8.Jackson - MTV Unplugged, 2012
