The Tennessee Two & Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics

Lyrics Folsom Prison Blues - The Tennessee Two & Johnny Cash



I hear that train a'comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I aint 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 momma 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 blowin'
I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinking coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well I know I had it comin'
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'd 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
Lull my blues away



Writer(s): Johnny Cash


The Tennessee Two & Johnny Cash - Sun Records: The 50th Anniversary Collection
Album Sun Records: The 50th Anniversary Collection
date of release
22-07-2002



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