Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics
(Johnny Cash)
© '55 House Of Cash, BMI
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-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 blowin', I hang my head and cry
(Play it, Willie - that's fine - yeah, ha-ha)
-Solo-
Well, I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' 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
-Solo-
(Pick it one more time, Willie, one more chance, ha - ha - ha - I will go honky-tonkin', honky-tonkin', I will go honky-tonkin', Honey-Baby, ha - ha - ha)
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
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
-Solo-
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
Thank you - thank you - thank you on the road again - I don't know that you, Gentlemen, I had a lot of fun - oh, we've had it all, we've had it all, thank you - thank you - have a good time, very good time
