FOLSOM PRISON BLUES
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I HEAR THE TRAIN A COMING IT'S ROLLIN' ROUND THE BEND
AND I AIN'T SEEN THE SUNSHINE SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN
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CAUSE I'M STUCK IN FOLSOM PRISON AND TIME KEEPS DRAGIN' ON
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BUT THE TRAIN KEEPS ON MOVIN' DOWN TO SAN ANTON
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WHEN I WAS JUST A BABY MY MAMA TOLD ME SON
ALWAYS BE A GOOD BY 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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NOW WHEN I HEAR THAT LONESOME WHISTLE I HANG MY HEAD AND CRY
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I BET THERE'S RICH FOLKS EATING IN THEM FANCY DINING CARS
THEY'RE PROBABLY DRINKIN' 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
WELL IF THEY FREED ME FROM THIS PRISON AND THAT RAIL ROAD TRAIN WAS MINE
YOU CAN BET I'D MOVE IT ON A LITTLE FARTHER DOWN THE LINE
FAR FROM FOLSOM PRISON THAT'S WHERE I WOULD STAY
AND I'D LET THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW MY BLUES AWAY