(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

I was riding Number Nine Heading south from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow Got in trouble, had to roam Left my gal an' left my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid, acting smart I went and broke my darling's heart I guess I was too young to know They took me off the Georgia Main Locked me to a ball and chain I heard that lonesome whistle blow All alone, I bear the shame I'm a number, not a name I heard that lonesome whistle blow All I do is sit an' cry When the evening train goes by I heard that lonesome whistle blow I'll be locked here in this cell 'Till my body's just a shell An' my hair turns whiter than snow I'll never see that gal of mine Lord, I'm in Georgia doing time I heard that lonesome whistle blow