I was ridin' number nine
Headin' south for Caroline
I heard that lonesome, lonesome whistle blow
I got in trouble had to roam
I left my gal and left my home
I heard that lonesome, 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, ooh, lonesome whistle blow

I'll be locked in this cell
Til my body's just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than snow
I'll never see that girl of mine
I'm in Georgia doin' time
I heard that lonesome, ooh, lonesome whistle blow

Copyright: Peermusic Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): Hank Williams, Jimmie Davis