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I was ridin' number nine
Headin' south from Caroline
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Got in trouble, had to roam
Left my gal and left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Just a kid actin' smart
I went and broke my darlin'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 and 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
And 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
I was ridin' number nine   Headin' south from Caroline   I heard that lonesome whistle blow      Got in trouble, had to roam   Left my gal and left my home   I heard that lonesome whistle blow      Just a kid actin' smart   I went and broke my darlin'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 and 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   And 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