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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Luther Perkins
Luther Perkins
Electric Guitar
Marshall Grant
Marshall Grant
Upright Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin'
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 blowin'
I hang my head and cry
[Verse 3]
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well, I know I had it comin'
I know I can't be free
But those people keep a-movin'
And that's what tortures me
[Verse 4]
Well, 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 line
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
Written by: Johnny R. Cash
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