Intro: A E A A
A D A
I was ridin' Number Nine, headin' south from Caro-line.
E A
I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
D A
I got in trouble, had to roam. I left my gal; I left my home.
E A
I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
D A
Just a kid actin' smart, I went and broke my darlin's heart.
E
I guess I was too young to know.
A D A
They took me off in Georgia main, locked me to a ball and chain.
E A
I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
Interlude:
A E A A
A D A
All a-lone I bare the shame. I'm a number, not a name.
E A
I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
D A
All I do is sit and cry when that ev'ning train goes by.
E A
I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
D A
I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell,
E
And my hair turns whiter than snow.
A D A
I'll never see that gal of mine. I'm in Georgia, doin' time.
E A
I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
