(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

[00:08.84] I was ridin' number nine [00:12.82] Headin' South from Caroline [00:16.93] I heard that lonesome whistle blow [00:24.47] I got in trouble, had to roam [00:28.36] I left my gal an' left my home [00:32.15] I heard that lonesome whistle blow [00:39.91] Just a kid actin' smart [00:43.87] I went and broke my darling's heart [00:47.71] I guess I was too young to know [00:55.29] They took me off the Georgia Main [00:59.16] Locked me to a ball and chain [01:03.08] I heard that lonesome whistle blow [01:08.88] [01:18.47] All alone I bear the shame [01:22.22] I'm a number, not a name [01:26.13] I heard that lonesome whistle blow [01:33.87] All I do is sit an' cry [01:37.87] When that evenin' train goes by [01:41.95] I heard that lonesome whistle blow [01:49.36] I'll be locked here in this cell [01:53.22] 'Til my body's just a shell [01:57.56] An' my hair turns whiter than snow [02:04.89] I'll never see that gal of mine [02:08.97] I'm in Georgia, doin' time [02:12.86] I heard that lonesome whistle blow [02:21.14]