I hear a 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
Time keeps draggin' on
Oh, but I hear that whistle blowin'
Back home from San Antone
Get your hands in the air!
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, "Son
Always be a good boy
Don't you ever play with guns"
But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
And when I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry, oh yeah
Well, I bet there's rich folks eatin'
In some fancy dining car
And they're probably drinkin' whiskey
Smokin' big cigars
Hell, I know I had it comin'
I know I can't be free
But those people keep on a-movin'
And that's what tortures me, woo-hoo
Well, if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I'd probably move along
A little farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
Lord, I'm gonna let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
