I Heard That Lonesome Whistle lyrics

I was ridin` Number Nine,

Headin` south from Caroline.

I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

Got in trouble, had to roam,

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 set [sic] an` cry

When the evenin` train goes by.

I heard that lonesome whistle blow.



I`ll be locked here in this cell

Till my body`s just a shell

An` my hair turns whiter than snow.

I`ll never see that gal of mine.

Lord, I`m in Georgia doin` time.

I heard that lonesome whistle blow.