The Brotherhood, Johnny Cash, Justin Williamson, Austin Stanley, Luke Wooten, Randle Currie, Bill Chase, Daniel Uhlas, Mikael Strömqvist and Martin Holmér Sundås - Folsom Prison Blues (Live at Gävle, Sweden, 2022)

I hear the train a-comin' it's rolling 'round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm stuck 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
Stay away from drummers
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing
I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars
I know I had it coming I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me

If they freed me from this prison if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom prison that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

Written by:
Johnny R. Cash

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