Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash

(Hello, I'm Johnny Cash)

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 Anton..

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 from 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 a movin´
And that´s what tortures me...

Well if they´d free me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I´d move it on a little further 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...

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