I Was Ridin' Number Nine
Headin' South From Caroline
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
Got In Trouble Had To Roam
Left My Gal And Left My Home
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow

Just A Kid Actin' Smart
I Went And Broke My Darlin'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 The Ev'ning Train Goes By
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow

I'll Be Locked Here In This Cell
'Til My Body's Just A Shell
And My Hair Turns Whiter Than The Snow
I'll Never See That Gal Of Mine
Lord, I'm In Georgia, Doin' Time
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow