Hank Williams & His Drifting Cowboys - (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Lyrics

Lyrics (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle - Hank Williams & His Drifting Cowboys



I was ridin' number nine
Headin' south from Caroline
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
Got in trouble, had to roam
Left my gal an' left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
Just a kid, actin' smart
I went and broke my darling's heart
I guess I was too young to know
They took me off the Georgia Main
Locked me to a ball and 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 the evenin' train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I'll be locked here in this cell
Till my body's just a shell
An' my hair turns whiter than snow
I'll never see that gal of mine
Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow



Writer(s): Hank Williams, Sr., Jimmie Davis


Hank Williams & His Drifting Cowboys - Jambalaya
Album Jambalaya
date of release
20-11-2002




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