folsom prison blues

johhny cashin folsom prison mahkumları için yazdığı, hapishanede verdiği konserde mahkumlarla beraber söylediği kaydın yer aldığı plağın çok büyük satış rakamlarına ulaştığı şarkısı.. sözlerini de yazalım elimize yapışmaz..

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 at folsom prison and time keeps draggin’ on
but that train keeps 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 folk eatin’ in a fancy dining car
they’re prob’ly 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 on over 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