I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Lyrics

Hank Williams - I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
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I was ridin' No. 9, headin' South from Caroline,
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
I didn't trouble, had to roam, left my girl and left my home.
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
Just a kid acting 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 this shame, I'm a number not a name,
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
All I do is sit and cry when the evenin' 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 snow.
I'll never see that gal of mine,
Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time.
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.