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Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (Live)
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Lyrics:
I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine,
Since, I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
And time keeps draggin' on,
But that train keeps a-rollin',
On down to San Antone.
When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns,"
But I shot a man in Reno,
Just to watch him die,
When I hear that whistle blowin',
I hang my head and cry.
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,
But I know I had it comin',
I know I can't be free,
But those people keep a-movin',
And that's what tortures me.
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move out over a little,
Farther down the line,
Far from Folsom Prison,
That's where I want to stay,
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
Blow my Blues away.
Other Information:
"Folsom Prison Blues" is a classic American country music song credited to Johnny Cash. The song combines elements from two popular folk genres, the train song and the prison song, both of which Cash would continue to use for the rest of his career. It has become one of Cash's signature songs.
In the lyrics, the jailed protagonist listens to the whistle of a train outside his cell and recounts his crimes ("I shot a man in Reno/just to watch him die"), imagines the free people inside the train ("They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars") and dreams of what he would do if he were free. "I know I had it coming/I know I can't be free," sings the imprisoned man. "But those people keep a'moving/and that's what tortures me."
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I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
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Hello,Im JohnnyLoco:I Love This Mutha F'r....Live On JOHNNY!! We Luv U-
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@mrsoad316 Well, five people went ahead and disliked it. Doesn't prove you wrong, though, they must have no balls. Happy Johnny Cash 80th birthday!!!
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the last minute and forty seconds of silence is for personal reflection.
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hei-de-ho!
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@mrsoad316 nooooooooooooo you jinxed it!!!! lol
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I love this song.(:
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Epic cutoff prevention
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no u not i am jonny cash
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MrJotubyl 1 year ago 45
not one person has the balls to dislike this video
mrsoad316 5 months ago 17