Folsom Prison Blues (demo #1) Songtext
von Johnny Cash

Hello, I′m Johnny Cash

I hear the train a comin', it′s rolling 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 draggin′ on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone


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 (oh yeah!)
I bet there′s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin′ coffee and smoking big cigars
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep on movin'
And that′s what tortures me, yeah!
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