I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Lyrics

I was riding number nine
Heading South from Caraloine
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I got in trouble, had to roam
I left my gal an′ left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Just a kid, actin' smart
I went and broke my darling′s heart
I guess I was too young to know

They took me off the Georgia Main
Locked me to a ball and chain
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

All alone I bear the shame
I'm a number, not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

All I do is sit an' cry
When that evenin′ train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I′ll be locked here in this cell
Till my body's just a shell
An′ my hair turns whiter than snow

I'll never see that gal of mine
I′m in Georgia, doin' time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow