Bobby Bare Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics

Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics

LYRICS AS WRITTEN BY JOHNNY CASH (THE WRITER OF THE SONG):



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.



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.



I bet there's rich folks eatin',

In a fancy dining car,

They're probably drinkin' coffee,

And smokin' big cigars,

But 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.



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. 





WHAT WAS POSTED:



I hear that train a comin' rollin' around the bend

I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when

I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on

And that train keeps a movin' on down to San Antone

When I was a baby my mama told me son

Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns

But I shot a cat in Reno just to watch him die

Yeah I know I had it comin' I hang my head and cry

[ dobro - harmonica ]

I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car

Prob'ly drinkin' coffeee and smokin' big cigars

Well I'm stuck in Folsom Prison that's where I'll always be

And them people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me

Yeah if they freed me from this prison and 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 long to stay

Yeah I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away