[Verse 1]
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling around the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on
But that train keeps a-rolling on down to San Antone

[Verse 2]
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, "Son
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns"
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
Well, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a-moving and that's what tortures me

[Slide Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4]
If they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the linе
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonеsome whistle blow my blues away