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 movin` on
Down to san antone
When i was just a baby
My mama said "hey 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
Well, if they freed me fom this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet i`d move it all
A little farther down the line
Far from folsom prison
That`s where i want to stay
And i`d let that lonsome whistle
Blow my blues away