Song Description
Johnny Cash cover
| Song Length |
2:49 |
Genre |
Country - Boogie |
| Tempo |
Very Fast (171 And Up) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Similar Artists |
Johnny Cash |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
Folsum Prison Blues
E
I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine
E7
Since, I don't know when
A
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
E
And time keeps draggin' on
B
But that train keeps a-rollin'
A( Strum once only) E
On down to San Antoine
When I was just a baby
My Mama told me, "Son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns"
But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
In a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
But I know I had it comin'
I know I can't be free
But those people keep a-movin'
And that's what tortures me
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 want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away