Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny R. Cash

I hear that 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 dragging on

But that freight train keeps a rolling on down to San Antone

Well when I was just a baby my mama told me son

Bocephus be a good boy don't ever play with guns

But I killed a man in Shreveport just to watch him die

When I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and I cry

I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car

They're prob'ly drinking coffee and smoking big cigars

But I know I had it coming I know I can't be free

But those people keep a moving and that's what tortures me

[ guitar ]

Well if they freed me from this prison if 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 wanna stay

Then Lord I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

Oh Lord I'd let that lonesome whistle blow all my blues away

Trivia about the song Folsom Prison Blues by Hank Williams, Jr.

On which albums was the song “Folsom Prison Blues” released by Hank Williams, Jr.?
Hank Williams, Jr. released the song on the albums “Singing My Songs (Johny Cash)” in 1970 and “I'm Walkin'” in 1987.
Who composed the song “Folsom Prison Blues” by Hank Williams, Jr.?
The song “Folsom Prison Blues” by Hank Williams, Jr. was composed by Johnny R. Cash.

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