I'm going down to Lebanon, Tennessee
   From where I stand, it's as good a place as any
   I don't know anybody there and
   Nobody knows me
  
   There'll be a job in Lebanon, Tennessee
   I'll work on a farm, I'll work in some factory
   And I'll buy myself a home down there
   You can get one pretty cheap
  
   Get off the bus on the border of town
   Head in from the East
   Walk into a bar, take a seat in the corner
   Be a man of mystery
  
   Folks don't treat you mean in Lebanon, Tennessee
   But like a human being, they'll take you in off the street
   They'll bring you in their home down there
   and give you something to eat
  
   I'm going down to Lebanon, Tennessee