I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling 'round the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine
Since I don't know when
I'm stuck here in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin'
On down to San Antone
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, "Son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns"
I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin'
I hold my head and cry
Well, if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it over
A little farther down the line
And far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues all away
I saw that train a comin'
It's coming down the track
And I feel the pain deep down
Every time someone cracks
Motherland is calling
We're going forward and we not look back
Can you hear the song of the prison road dog
Feelin' free, feelin' free
I bet there's rich folks eating
In a fancy dining car
Probably drinking coffee
And smoking big cigars
Well, I knew I had it coming
I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin'
And that's what tortures me
Those people keep a movin'
And that's what tortures me