Folsom Prison Blues (1968) Songtext
von Merle Haggard

FOLSOM PRISON BLUES
(Johnny Cash)
© ′56 House Of Cash, BMI


I hear the train a comin' it′s rollin' 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 I cry
I bet there's rich folks eatin′ in some fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin′ big cigars
Well 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