Porter & Marty (Men With Broken Hearts/I Heard That Lonesome Whistle) Songtext
von Porter Wagoner

I was riding number nine
Heading south from Caroline

I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I got in trouble, had to roam
Left my gal and left my home

I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Just a kid, acting smart
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
Lord, I'm a number, not a name

I heard that lonesome whistle blow

All I do is sit and cry
When that evening train goes by

I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I′ll be locked here in this cell
Till my body's just a shell

And my hair turns whiter than snow

I'll never see that gal of mine
Lord, I′m in Georgia doing time


I heard that lonesome whistle blow