Folosom Prison Blues Lyrics

I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling 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 blowing, I hang my head and cry..

I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, 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.....

Johnny Cash - 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection

May 2002

1. The Night Hank Williams Came To Town
2. Cry, Cry, Cry
3. Long Black Veil
4. I Walk The Line
5. Tennessee Flat Top Box
6. Get Rhythm
7. I Still Miss Someone
8. Blue Train
9. Folosom Prison Blues
10. Home Of The Blues
11. Cat's In The Cradle
12. Wanted Man