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[Verse]
G
I was ridin' Number Nine,
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Headin' south from Caroline.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
G
Got in trouble, had to roam,
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Left my gal an' left my home.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

[Verse]
C
Just a kid, actin' smart,
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I went and broke my darling's heart,
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I guess I was too young to know.
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They took me off the Georgia Main,
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Locked me to a ball and chain.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
G
All alone I bear the shame,
C                     G
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 an' cry
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When the evenin' train goes by.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

[Verse]
C
I'll be locked here in this cell
                   G
Till my body's just a shell
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An' my hair turns whiter than snow.
G
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.