[Verse 1]
I hear the train a comin', it's
rollin' round the bend
and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time
keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on
down to San Antone
[Verse 2]
When I was just a baby my Mama told
me "Son
always be a good boy; don't ever
play with guns".
But I shot a man in Reno, just to
watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin' I
hang my head and cry
[Verse 3]
I bet there's rich folks eating
from a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee
and smokin' big cigars
Well, I know I had it comin', I
know I can't be free
[Verse 4]
Well, if they freed 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