(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

I was riding Number 9 Heading south from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow I got in trouble, had to roam I left my gal and left my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid, acting smart I went and broke my darling's heart I guess I was too young to know They took me off the Georgia Main Locked me to a ball and chain I heard that lonesome whistle blow All alone I bear the shame I'm a number, not a name I heard that lonesome whistle blow All I do is sit and cry When that evening train goes by I heard that lonesome whistle blow I'll be locked here in this cell Till my body's just a shell And my hair turns whiter than snow I'll never see that gal of mine I'm in Georgia doing time I heard that lonesome whistle blow