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 the 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" I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry But the train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone I bet there's rich f**s eating in a fancy dining car They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars 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 But the train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone 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 But the train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone