Folsom Prison Blues

1. I hear the train a comin' it's rollin' 'round the bent

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and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when

I'm stuck at Folsom prison and time keeps drogin' on

but that train keeps rollin' on down to San Antone.

2. When I was just a baby my mama told me son

always be a good boy don't ever play with gun

but I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die

when I hear that whistle blows I hang my head and cry.

3. I bet there's rich folks eatin' from a fancy dinning car

they're prob'ly drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars

well I know I had it comin' I know I can't be free

but those people keep a movin' and that's what torlures me.

4. Well if they freed me from this prison if this railroad train was mine

I bet I'd movin' over a little farther down the line

far from Folsom prison that's where I want to stay

and I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.