Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues Town Hall Party, Los Angeles, California August 8, 1959. <br />FOLSOM PRISON BLUES. <br />I hear the train a comin' <br />It's rolling round the bend <br />And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when, <br />I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on <br />But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone.. <br />When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son, <br />Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns. <br />But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die <br />When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.. <br /><br />I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car <br />They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars. <br />Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free <br />But those people keep a movin' <br />And that's what tortures me... <br /><br />Well if they freed me from this prison, <br />If that railroad train was mine <br />I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line <br />Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay <br />And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....
