CFC I was riding number 9, heading south from Carolina.
GC I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
CFC Got in trouble, had to roam, left my girl, left my home.
GC I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
F Just a kid, acting smart,
C I went and broke my baby's heart.
DG I guess I was too young to know.
C They took me off that Georgia Main
FC and locked me to a ball and chain.
GC I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
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CFC All I do is sit and cry as the evening train goes by.
GC I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
FC I'll be locked here in this cell, till my body's just a shell
DG and my head turns whiter than snow.
C I'll never see that girl of mine
FC 'cos I'm in Georgia doing time.
GC I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
FC I'll be locked here in this cell, till my body's just a shell
DG and my head turns whiter than snow.
C I'll never see that girl of mine
FC 'cos I'm in Georgia doing time.
GC