(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

[Verse 1] He was riding number nine Heading south from Caroline He heard that lonesome whistle blow Got in trouble had to roam Left his gal and left his home He heard that lonesome whistle blow [Chorus] Just a kid acting smart He went and broke his darling's heart I guess he was too young to know They took him off the Georgia Main Locked him to a ball and chain He heard that lonesome whistle blow [Verse 2] All alone he bears the shame He's a number not a name Hе heard that lonesome whistlе blow All he does is sit and cry When the evening train goes by He heard that lonesome whistle blow [Chorus] He'll be locked there in this cell 'Til his body's just a shell And his hair turns whiter than snow He'll never see that gal he pines He's in Georgia doing time He heard that lonesome whistle blow