I hear the train a-comin' It's rolling round the bend I ain't seen the sunshine Since I don't know when But I'm stuck in Folsom Prison And time keeps draggin' on But that train keeps a-rollin' On down to San Anton 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 cry I bet there's rich folks eatin' In a fancy dining car They're probably drinking coffee And smoking big cigars But 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 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 Blowin' my blue away