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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Luther Perkins
Luther Perkins
Electric Guitar
W.S. Holland
W.S. Holland
Drums
Marshall Grant
Marshall Grant
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Johnston
Bob Johnston
Producer
Bob "Groovus" Breault
Bob "Groovus" Breault
Live Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
[Verse 1]
I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling '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
[Verse 2]
But that train keeps a rollin'
On down to San Antone
[Verse 3]
When I was just a baby
My momma 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
[Verse 4]
When I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry
[Verse 5]
I bet there's rich folks eating from a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee
And smoking big cigars
Well, I know I had it coming
I know I can't be free
[Verse 6]
But those people keep a movin'
And that's what tortures me
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
Written by: Johnny R. Cash

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