Capo 2nd fret I was ridin' Number Nine, headin' south from Caro-line. I heard that lone - some whistle blow. I got in trouble, had to roam. I left my gal; I left my home. I heard that lone - some whistle blow. Just a kid actin' smart, I went and broke my darlin's heart. I guess I was too young to know. They took me off in Georgia main, locked me to a ball and chain. I heard that lone - some whistle blow. Interlude: All a-lone I bare the shame. I'm a number, not a name. I heard that lone - some whistle blow. All I do is sit and cry when that ev'ning train goes by. I heard that lone - some whistle blow. I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell, And my hair turns whiter than snow. I'll never see that gal of mine. I'm in Georgia, doin' time. I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
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