Recorded by Hank Williams, Sr.
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Words and music by Jimmie Davis and Hank Williams, Sr.
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I was [D] ridin' number nine
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Headin' [G] south from Caro-[D] line
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I Heard That Lone-[A7] some Whistle [D] Blow
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Got in trouble had to roam
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Left my [G] gal and left my [D] home
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I Heard That Lone-[A7] some Whistle [D] Blow.
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1st Refrain
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Just a [G] kid actin' smart
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I went and [D] broke my darlin's heart
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I guess I was too young to [A7] know
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They took me [D] off the Georgia Main
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Locked me [G] to a ball and [D] chain
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I Heard That Lone-[A7] some Whistle [D] Blow.
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All alone I bear the shame
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I'm a number not a name
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I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
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All I do is sit and cry
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When the ev'nin' train goes by
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I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow.
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2nd Refrain
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I'll be locked here in this cell
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Til my body's just a shell
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And my hair turns whiter than snow
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I'll never see that gal of mine
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Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time
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I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow.
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(I Heard That) LONESOME WHISTLE
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| Hank Williams |
