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(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow

(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow lyrics by Ricky Nelson. I was ridin' No. 9 headin' south from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow I got in...

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(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow

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I was ridin' No. 9 headin' south from Caroline

I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I got in trouble had to roam left my gal and 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 to Georgia Main locked me to a ball and chain

I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

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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 that 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

And my hair turns whiter than snow

I'll never see that gal of mine cause I'm in Georgia doing time

I heard that lonesome whistle blow...

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