I Heard That Lonesome Whistle

Capo 3

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I was ridin' No 9 headin' south from Caroline
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I heard that lone-wow-wow-some whistle blow
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I got in trouble had to roam left my gal and left my home
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I heard that lone-wow-wow-some whistle blow


Chorus 1:
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Just a kid actin' smart I went and broke my darling's heart
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I guess I was too young to know
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They took me off to Georgia Main they locked me to a ball and chain
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I heard that lone-wow-wow-some whistle blow


All I do is sit and cry when the evening train goes by
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow
All I do is bear the shame I'm a number not a name
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow

Chorus 2:
I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than snow oh Lord
I'll never see that gal of mine I'm in Georgia doing time
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow

I'll never see that gal of mine I'm in Georgia doing time
I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow