I Heard That Lonesome Whistle - Johnny Cash
I was riding Number 9
Heading south from Caroline
He heard that long lonesome whistle blow
I Got in trouble had to roam
I Left his gal and left his home
I heard that long lonesome whistle blow
Just a kid acting smart
I went and broke his darling's heart
I guess he was too young to know
They took him off the Georgia Main
Locked him to a ball and chain
I heard that long lonesome whistle blow
All alone he bears the shame
I'm a number not a name
I heard that long lonesome whistle blow
All he does is sit and cry
When the evening train goes by
I heard that long lonesome whistle blow
I'll be locked there in this cell
'Til his body's just a shell
And his hair turns whiter than snow
I'll never see that gal he pines
I'm in Georgia doing time
I heard that long lonesome whistle blow