(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Songtext
von Bobby Darin

I was riding number nine
Heading south from caraloine
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

I got in trouble had to roam
I 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 sit an' cry
When that 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
I′m in georgia doin' time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow