"Folsom Prison Blues" is a 1955 song by Johnny Cash. The song is from perspective of an inmate of Folsom State Prison after shooting a man in Reno.
Lyrics[]
I hear the train a comin', it's rolling '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 blowing, I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars
Well I know I had it coming, 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 it on 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 Appearance[]
- The song was first released in album and later appeared in the following albums:
- Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!
- At Folsom Prison
- The Complete Sun Releases and Columbia Singles 1955-62, Vol. 1
- I Walk The Line
- Folsom Prison Blues (Live)
- The song appeared in Biographical film, Walk the Line.
- The appeared in James Gunn's Suicide Squad's opening, which cuts to Amanda Waller recruiting Savant to Task Force X Squad.
- It also appeared on the film's soundtrack.
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