I Heard the Lonesome Whistle Blow Songtext
von Johnny Cash

I was ridin′ number nine
Headin' South from Caroline
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I got in trouble, had to roam
I left my gal an′ left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Just a kid actin' smart
I went and broke my darling's heart
I guess I was too young to know


They took me off the Georgia Main
Locked me to a ball and chain
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

All alone I bear the shame
I′m a number, not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

All I do is sit an′ cry
When that evenin' train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I′ll be locked here in this cell
'Til my body′s just a shell
An' my hair turns whiter than snow


I′ll never see that gal of mine
I'm in Georgia, doin' time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow