Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash Feat. June Carter Lyrics

I hear the train a comin'
I sense the arrival of the train

It's rollin' 'round the bend,
It's approaching the corner

And I ain't seen the sunshine
I haven't experienced sunlight

Since, I don't know when
I can't recall the last time I saw sunlight

I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
I'm incarcerated in Folsom Prison

And time keeps draggin' on
Time moves slowly

But that train keeps a-rollin'
But the train keeps moving forward

On down to San Antone
Heading towards San Antonio

When I was just a baby
When I was a young child

My Mama told me, "Son
My mother advised me

Always be a good boy
To always behave well

Don't ever play with guns,"
To never handle firearms

But I shot a man in Reno
However, I shot a man in Reno

Just to watch him die
Solely to witness his death

When I hear that whistle blowin'
When I listen to the sound of the whistle

I hang my head and cry
I feel ashamed and weep

I bet there's rich folks eatin'
I presume wealthy individuals are dining

In a fancy dining car
In a luxurious dining compartment

They're probably drinkin' coffee
They're likely sipping coffee

And smokin' big cigars
And smoking large cigars

Well I know I had it comin'
However, I realize I deserve it

I know I can't be free
I comprehend that I can't be liberated

But those people keep a-movin'
But those individuals keep advancing

And that's what tortures me
And that's what causes me anguish

Well, if they freed me from this prison
Well, if they liberated me from this correctional facility

If that railroad train was mine
If I owned that railway train

I bet I'd move it on a little
I'm sure I'd advance it a bit

Farther down the line
Further along the tracks

Far from Folsom Prison
Distant from Folsom Prison

That's where I want to stay
That's where I desire to reside

And I'd let that lonesome whistle
And I'd allow that solitary whistle

Blow my blues away
To dispel my feelings of despair