“(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle”
Heading south from Caroline
He heard that long lonesome whistle blow
Got in trouble, had to roam
Left his gal and left his home
He heard that long lonesome whistle blow
Just a kid, acting smart
He went and broke his darling’s heart
I guess he was too young to know
They took him off the Georgia Main
Locked him to a ball and chain
He heard that long lonesome whistle blow
All alone he bears the shame
He’s a number, not a name
He heard that long lonesome whistle blow
All he does is sit and cry
When the evening train goes by
He heard that long lonesome whistle blow
He’ll be locked there in this cell
‘Til his body’s just a shell
And his hair turns whiter than snow
He’ll never see that gal he pines
He’s in Georgia doing time
He heard that long lonesome whistle blow
About Johnny Cash Lyrics
Artist: Johnny Cash
Related songs: Rock Island Line Lyrics
Album: Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!
Release date: 1973
Label: Legacy Recordings
Born: February 26, 1932, Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
Died: September 12, 2003, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Graduation date: 1950
Edited works: I Walk the Line: Very Best of Johnny Cash, MORE
Hall of fame inductions: February 8, 1960, 1977, 1992, 2011
Grandchildren: Jakob William Leventhal, Anna Maybelle Cash, MORE
Songwriting partners: June Carter Cash, Bob Dylan, MORE