Folsom Prison Blues lyrics
Song information
Artist: Merle Haggard Album: Mama Tried
Lyrics
Folsom prison blues (Johnny cash) « © '56 house of cash, bmi »
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 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 blowin' I hang my head and I cry I bet there's rich folks eatin' in some fancy dining car They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars Well I know I had it comin' I know I can't be free But those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me 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
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