I Heard That Lonesome Whistle

by Johnny Cash

From the album: Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar!

Track 2 of 16 on Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar! (1957).

Duration: 2:22

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Lyrics for I Heard That Lonesome Whistle

I was ridin' number nine Headin' South from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow I got in trouble, had to roam I left my gal an' left my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid actin' smart I 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 I'm a number, not a name I heard that lonesome whistle blow All I do is sit an' cry When that evenin' train goes by I heard that lonesome whistle blow I'll be locked here in this cell 'Til my body's just a shell An' my hair turns whiter than snow I'll never see that gal of mine I'm in Georgia, doin' time I heard that lonesome whistle blow

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  2. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
  3. Country Boy
  4. If the Good Lord's Willing
  5. Cry! Cry! Cry!
  6. Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)
  7. So Doggone Lonesome
  8. I Was There When It Happened
  9. I Walk the Line
  10. The Wreck of the Old '97
  11. Folsom Prison Blues
  12. Doin' My Time
  13. Country Boy (Demo - First Recording)
  14. Cry! Cry! Cry! (Alternate Version, Extended Take 1)
  15. I Walk the Line (Alternate Version, Take 1)
  16. Folsom Prison Blues (Alternate Version, Take 2)