(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow

 

(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow Lyrics


I was ridin` number nine
Headin` south from Caroline
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I got in trouble, had to roam
Left my gal and my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Just a kid acting smart
I went and broke my darlin`s heart
I guess I was to young to know

They took me off the Georgia main
Locked me to a ball an` 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 sit an` cry
When that evening train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I`ll be locked here in this cell
`Til my body`s just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than snow

I`ll never see that gal of mine
I`m in Georgia doin` time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow


 

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