And smoking big cigars
I hear that train a-comin'
Far from Folsom Prison
I'd probably move it just a little
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
From a fancy dining car
But I shot a man in Reno
On down to San Antone
Don't ever play with guns
If they freed me from this prison
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
I know I can't be free
And I ain't seen the sunshine
When I hear that whistle blowin'
Comin' around the bend
When I was just a baby
I hang my head and cry
Just to watch him die
Time keeps draggin' on
Farther down the line
Andthat train just keeps a-rollin'
That's where I long to stay
Well, I know I had it coming
If that railroad train was mine
Always be a good boy
They're probably drinking whiskey
Since I don't know when
And that's what tortures me
My mama told me, son
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Those people keep a-movin'
