(i Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Lyrics

Hank Williams (i Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

I was ridin' Number Nine, 
Headin' 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, actin' 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 set [sic] an' cry
When the evenin' 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 doin' time. 
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.