Folson Prison Blues # 4 ('56) 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 blowing, I hang my head and cry

(Sue him!)

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 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