C C7 F C I was ridin' No 9 headin' south from Caroline C G C I heard that lone-wow-wow-some whistle blow C C7 F C I got in trouble had to roam left my gal and left my home C G C I heard that lone-wow-wow-some whistle blow Chorus 1: F C Just a kid actin' smart I went and broke my darling's heart C G I guess I was too young to know C C7 F C They took me off to Georgia Main they locked me to a ball and chain C G C I heard that lone-wow-wow-some whistle blow All I do is sit and cry when the evening train goes by I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow All I do is bear the shame I'm a number not a name I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow Chorus 2: I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell And my hair turns whiter than snow oh Lord I'll never see that gal of mine I'm in Georgia doing time I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow I'll never see that gal of mine I'm in Georgia doing time I heard that lone-vow-vow-some whistle blow
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