Folsom Prison Blues

(Johnny Cash)



I hear that train a comin', rollin' around the bend

I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when

I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on

And that train keeps a movin' on down to San Antone.



When I was a baby my mama told me son

Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns

But I shot a cat in Reno just to watch him die

Yeah, I know I had it comin', I hang my head and cry.



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I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car

Prob'ly drinkin' coffeee and smokin' big cigars

Well, I'm stuck in Folsom Prison that's where I'll always be

And them people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me.



Yeah, if they freed me from this prison and 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 long to stay

Yeah, I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away...