I Heard That Lonesome Whistle

<p>[Verse]<br/>I was riding Number 9<br/>Heading south from Caroline<br/>I heard that lonesome whistle blow<br/>I got in trouble, had to roam<br/>I left my gal and left my home<br/>I heard that lonesome whistle blow<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>Just a kid, acting smart<br/>I went and broke my darling&#x27;s heart<br/>I guess I was too young to know<br/>They took me off the Georgia Main<br/>Locked me to a ball and chain<br/>I heard that lonesome whistle blow<br/>[Verse]<br/>All alone I bear the shame<br/>I&#x27;m a number, not a name<br/>I heard that lonesome whistle blow<br/>All I do is sit and cry<br/>When that evening train goes by<br/>I heard that lonesome whistle blow<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>I&#x27;ll be locked here in this cell<br/>Till my body&#x27;s just a shell<br/>And my hair turns whiter than snow<br/>I&#x27;ll never see that gal of mine<br/>I&#x27;m in Georgia doing time<br/>I heard that lonesome whistle blow