I'll never see that gal of mine
Locked me to a ball and chain
Just a kid, actin' smart
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I left my gal an' left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I'll be locked here in this cell
I'm in Georgia, doin' time
They took me off the Georgia Main
An' my hair turns whiter than snow
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I got in trouble, had to roam
Till my body's just a shell
All I do is sit an' cry
I went and broke my darling's heart
All alone I bear the shame
I'm a number, not a name
When that evenin' train goes by
I guess I was too young to know
I heard that lonesome whistle blow