(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

I was riding number nine Heading South from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow I got in trouble, had to roam I left my gal and my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid, actin' smart I went and broke my darling's heart I guess I was a too young to know They took me off the Georgia Main And tied me to a ball and chain I heard that lonesome whistle blow All alone I bear this shame Well, I'm a number, not a name I heard that lonesome whistle blow All I do is sit and cry When that evenin' train goes by I heard that lonesome whistle blow I'll be locked here in this cell 'Til my body's just a shell And my hair turns whiter than snow I'll never see that gal of mine Cause I'm in Georgia, doin' time I heard that lonesome whistle blow I heard that lonesome whistle blow I heard that lonesome whistle blow