Lyric 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...