Flatt And Scruggs Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics

Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics

(Hello I'm Lester Flatt and I'm Earl Scruggs)



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



[ ac.guitar - banjo ]



I bet there's rich folks eatin' from a fancy dining 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 on movin' and that's what tortures me



[ ac.guitar - dobro ]



Well if they freed me from this prison if this 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