I was ridin' No. 9
Heading south from Carolina
I heard that lonesome whistle blowI've got in trouble, I had to roam
Left my girl and I left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blowJust a kid actin' smart
I went and broke my darlin' heart
I guess, I was
I was too young, too young to knowThey took me off the Georgia Main
Locked me to a ball and chain
I heard that lonesome whistle blowAll alone I bear the shame
I'm a number not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blowI'll be locked here in this cell
Till my body's just a shell
I heard that lonesome whistle blowJust a kid actin' smart
I went and broke my darlin' heart
I guess, I was
I was too young, too young to knowI'll never see that girl of mine
I'm in Georgia, doin' time
I heard that lonesome whistle blowI heard that lonesome whistle blow
Heard that lonesome whistle blow
Songwriters
WILLIAMS SR., HANK / DAVIS, JIMMIEPublished by
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