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
[ dobro - harmonica ]
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