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 movin' on

Down to san antone



When i was just a baby

My mama said "hey 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 cry



Well, if they freed me fom this prison

If that railroad train was mine

I bet i'd move it all

A little farther down the line

Far from folsom prison

That's where i want to stay

And i'd let that lonsome whistle

Blow my blues away