I was ridin number nine Headin south from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow Got in trouble had to roam Left my gal and left my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid actin smart I went and broke my darlins 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 Im a number not a name I heard that lonesome whistle blow All I do is sit and cry When the evnin train goes by I heard that lonesome whistle blow Ill be locked here in this cell Til my bodys just a shell And my hair turns whiter than snow Ill never see that gal of mine Lord, Im in Georgia doin time I heard that lonesome whistle blow
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