[Intro]
         

[Verse]

I hear the tra

in a comin' It

's rollin' 'ro

und the bend

And I ain't se

en the sunshin

e Since I don'

t know when
             
I'm stuck in F

              
olsom Prison A

              
nd time keeps 

           
draggin' on
            
But that train

              
 keeps a-rolli

              
n' on down to 

         
San Antone

[Verse]

When I was jus

t a baby My Ma

ma told me Son

Always be a go

od boy  Don't 

ever play with

 guns
             
But I shot a m

              
an in Reno Jus

              
t to watch him

      
 die
            
When I hear th

              
at whistle blo

              
win' I hang my

             
 head and cry

[Break]
            
            

[Verse]

I bet there's 

rich folks eat

in' In some fa

ncy dining car

They're probab

ly drinkin' co

ffee  And smok

in' big cigars
             
But I know I h

              
ad it comin'  

              
I know I can't

         
 be free
            
But those peop

              
le keep a-movi

              
n' And that's 

              
what tortures 

   
me

[Verse]

Well if they f

reed me from t

his prison  If

 that railroad

 train was min

e

I bet I'd have

 it moved a li

ttle  Further 

down the line
             
Far away from 

              
Folsom Prison 

              
That's where I

             
 want to stay
            
And I'd let th

              
at lonesome wh

              
istle  Blow my

          
 blues away

[Outro]
            
      
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