Folsom Prison Blues ** - Johnny Cash
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I hear the train a comin', it's rollin' round the bend
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and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
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I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on
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But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San A--ntone
[Verse 2]
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When I was just a baby my Mama told me "Son
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always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns".
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But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
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When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
[Verse 3]
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I bet there's rich folks eating from a fancy dining car
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They're probably drinking coffee and smokin' big cigars
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Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free
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But those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me
[Verse 4]
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Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
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I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
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Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
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And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away