Lonesome whistle
Hank Williams, Jimmy Davies
RA, Western, 2008
I was riding number nine
Heading south for Carolin'
I heard that lo - oh -onesome whistle blow
Got in trouble, had to roam
Left my gal and left my home
I hear that lonesome whistle blow
Just a kid, acting smart
I went and broke my true love's heart
Guess I was too young to know
They took me off the Georgia main
Tied me to a ball and chain
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
All alone I bear the shame
I'm a number not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I'll be locked here in my cell
Till my body's just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than snow
I'll never see that gal of mine
I'm in Georgia doing time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
From Johnny Cash. Typical of him. I thought he had written it.
About
One small (?) mistake - and your life is ruined, and this is the song about it.
It's from the historic album that Al Levine gave Dave.