i hear the train a comin’ it’s rolling ’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
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 blowing i hang my head and cry
i bet there’s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
they’re probably drinkin’ coffee and smoking big cigars
well i know i had it coming i know i can’t be free
but those people keep amovin’
and that’s what tortures me
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
Artist: Johnny Cash
Year: 1968
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 96