Well, I hear that train a comin' Comin' around the bend And I ain't seen the sunshine Since I don't know when And I'm stuck in Folsom Prison I'm bound to stay and die And when I hear the lonesome whistle I hang my head down and cry Well, now when I was a baby My momma told me, "Son, Always be a good boy Don't you ever play with guns" But I shot a man in Reno Just to watch him die And when I hear the lonesome whistle I hang my head down and cry Well, now if I was a railroad If that old freight train was mine I think I'd get it moving Just a little down the line But I knew I had it comin' I had to carry-on And now I hear the whistle blowin' Down the San Antone Well, my momma she done told me Poppa done told me, too "Son, that gal you foolin' with She ain't no good for you" But that's all right That's all right That's all right now, momma Anyway that you do Well, I stand at my window I hang my head and cry I hate to lose that woman Hate to say good-bye But that's all right That's all right That's all right now, momma Anyway that you do Well, baby, one of these mornings And, lord, it won't be long You're gonna look for me, baby And daddy will be gone But that's all right That's all right That's all right now, momma Anyway that you do That's all right now, momma Anyway that you do That's all right now, momma Anyway that you do