I hear the train a comin
It's rolling round the bend
And I aint seen the sunshine since I dont know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin on
But that train keeps a rollin on down to San Anton...

When I was just a baby my mama told me, Son,
Always be a good boy, dont ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing
I hang my head and cry...

I bet there's rich folks eatin' from a fancy dining car
they're probally drinkin coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a-movin
And that's what tortures me...

Well if they'd free me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on 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

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