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"I Heard That Lonesome Whistle" lyrics

Porter Wagoner Lyrics

"I Heard That Lonesome Whistle"
(originally by Hank Williams)

I was ridin' no 9, headin' south from Caroline
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Got in trouble, had to roam; left my gal and left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Just a kid acting smart, I went and broke my darling's heart
I guess I was too young to know
They took me off to 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 and cry when that evening train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I'll be locked here in this cell 'til my body's just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than snow
I'll never see that gal of mine, 'cause I'm in Georgia doing time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow


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Writer(s): Hank Williams Sr., Jimmie Davis
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album: "Soul Of A Convict & Other Great Prison Songs" (1967)
Porter Wagoner - Soul Of A Convict & Other Great Prison Songs album cover
Boston Jail
The Convict And The Rose
I Relived My Life Today
I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
Let Me In
The Big River Train
The Snakes Crawl At Night
They're All Going Home But One
Folsom Prison
Soul Of A Convict
Green, Green Grass Of Home
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
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