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Artist/Band: Flatt And Scruggs
Lyrics for Song: Folsom Prison Blues
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - Flatt And Scruggs



(Hello I'm Lester Flatt and I'm Earl Scruggs)

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

[ ac.guitar - banjo ]I bet there's rich folks eatin'

from 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 on movin' and that's what tortures me

[ ac.guitar - dobro ]Well if they freed me from this

prison if this 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 want to stay

And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away


Folsom Prison Blues

Flatt and Scruggs' 1969 recording of 'Folsom Prison Blues' stands as a definitive acoustic country classic, blending Bill Monroe's bluegrass instrumentation with Hank Williams' melancholic songwriting. The track captures the weary spirit of a former convict reflecting on lost love and the harsh realities of incarceration, delivered with a raw, unadorned vocal style that became a signature of the duo. Released during a pivotal era for outlaw country, the song transcends its prison theme to explore universal feelings of isolation and longing. Its enduring popularity stems from the authentic performance and the timeless narrative, cementing it as an essential piece in the American roots music canon.


Album Lyrics: Other Songs - Flatt And Scruggs


Flatt And Scruggs
"Other Songs - Flatt And Scruggs"


1. A Hundred Years From Now
2. Angel Band
3. Another Ride With Clyde
4. Atlantic Coastal Line
5. Baby Blue Eyes
6. Back To The Cross
7. Barrow Gang Will Get You Little Man
8. Before I Met You
10. Big Black Train
11. Blowin' In The Wind
12. Blue Ridge Cabin Home
13. Bound To Ride
14. Boy Named Sue
15. Branded Wherever I Go
16. Bringin' In The Georgia Mail
17. Bummin' On Old Freight Train
18. Cabin In Caroline
19. Cabin On The Hill
21. Coal Miner's Blues
22. Come Back Darling
23. Confessing
24. Cora Is Gone
25. Cryin' Holy Unto The Lord
26. Cryin' My Heart Out Over You
27. Crying Alone
28. Darlin' Corey
29. Detroit City
30. Dig A Little Deeper In The Well
31. Dim Lights Thick Smoke
32. Dixie Home
33. Doin' My Time
34. Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
35. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
36. Don't Think Twice It's All Right
37. Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky
38. Down The Road
39. Drowned In The Deep Blue Sea
42. East Bound Train
43. Faded Red Ribbon
46. Flint Hill Special
47. Foggy Mountain Top
48. Folsom Prison Blues
50. Four Strong Winds
51. Gentle On My Mind
52. Girl From The North Country
53. Give Me Flowers While I'm Living
54. Give Mother My Crown
55. God Loves His Children
56. Going Across The Sea
57. Gonna Settle Down
58. Good Things (Outweight The Bad)
59. Good Times Are Past And Gone
61. Hard Travelin'
64. Hello Stranger
65. Homestead On The Farm
66. Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance
67. Hot Corn, Cold Corn
68. Houston
70. I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome
71. I Saw Mother With God Last Night
72. I Still Miss Someone
73. I Walk The Line
74. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
75. I'd Rather Be Alone
76. I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime
77. I'll Be No Man's Wife
78. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
79. I'll Go Stepping Too
80. I'll Just Pretend
81. I'll Never Love Another
82. I'll Stay Around
83. I'll Take The Blame
84. I'm Gonna Ride That Steamboat
85. I'm Head Over Heels In Love
86. I'm On My Way To Canaan's Land
87. I'm Traveling On And On
88. I'm Troubled
89. I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling
90. I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages
91. If I Should Wander Back Tonight
92. If I Were A Carpenter
93. Is It Too Late Now
94. It Ain't Me Babe
95. It Takes One To Know One
96. It Won't Be Long
97. Jackson
98. Jimmy Brown The Newsboy
99. Joy Bells Ringing In My Soul
100. Kansas City
101. Keep On The Sunny Side
102. Last Public Hanging In West Virginia
103. Legend Of The Johnson Boys
105. Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me
106. Like A Rolling Stone
107. Maggie's Farm
108. Martha White Theme
110. Memphis Tennessee
111. Mr. Tambourine Man
112. My Little Girl In Tennessee
114. My Saro Jane
117. Nine Pound Hammer
118. Ninety Nine Years Is Almost For Life
119. No Mother In This World
120. Ode To Billie Joe
123. Old Salty Dog
124. On The Rock Where Moses Stood
126. One Too Many Mornings
127. Over The Hills To The Poor House
127. Pearl, Pearl, Pearl
127. Philadelphia Lawyer
127. Picture Of Bonnie
127. Please Don't Wake Me
127. Polka On A Banjo
127. Prayer Bells Of Heaven
127. Preachin' Prayin' Singin'
127. Rainy Day Women Numbers 12 And 35
127. Reunion In Heaven
127. Rock Salt And Nails
127. Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
127. Rose Conelly
127. Roust-A-Bout
127. Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
127. Shuckin' The Corn
127. So Happy I'll Be
127. Some Old Day
127. Somehow Tonight
127. Someone Took My Place With You
127. Southbound
127. Starlight On The Rails
127. Stone The Builders Refused
127. Storms Are On The Ocean
127. Sun's Gonna Shine In My Backdoor Someday
127. Take Me Back To Tulsa
127. Take Me In Your Lifeboat
127. Take This Hammer
127. Ten Miles From Natchez
127. That Old Book Of Mine
127. The Ballad Of Jed Clampett
127. The Beverly Hillbillies
127. Thinking About You
127. This Land Is Your Land
127. Til The End Of The World Rolls Round
127. Times They Are A Changin'
127. Tis Sweet To Be Remembered
127. Train That Carried My Baby From Town
127. Troublesome Waters
127. Wabash Cannonball
127. Wait For The Sunshine
127. Wanted Man
127. We'll Meet Again Sweetheart
127. When I Left East Virginia
127. When Papa Played The Dobro
127. When The Angels Carry Me Home
127. When The Saints Go Marching In
127. When You Are Lonely
127. Where Have All The Flowers Gone
127. Who Will Sing For Me
127. Why Don't You Tell Me So
127. Will The Roses Bloom
127. Will You Be Lonesome Too
127. Worried Man Blues
127. Wreck Of The Old 97
127. You Can Feel It In Your Soul
127. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
127. You're Not A Drop In The Bucket
127. You've Been Fooling Me Baby
127. Your Love Is Like A Flower