lonesome whistle

i was ridin' no 9 headin' south from caroline

i heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow

got in trouble had to roam i left my gal and left my home

i heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow. just a kid acting smart i went and broke my darling's heart

i guess i was too young to know

they took me off that georgia main locked me to a ball and chain

i heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow. all alone i bear the shame

i'm a number not a name

i heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow

all i do is sit and cry when the evening train goes by

i heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow. i'll be locked here in this cell till 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 doing time

i heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow.