I hear that train a -comin',
it's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine
Well, I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
and time keeps draggin' on
And that train keeps a -rollin' on
don't ever play with guns
But I shot a man in Reno,
When I hear that lonesome whistle,
Well, I'll bet there's rich folks eatin'
They're probably drinkin' coffee
Well, I know I had it coming,
But those people keep a -moving,
and that's what tortures me
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move it over a little
that's where I'd want to stay.
Yeah, and I'd let that lonesome whistle