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Lonesome Whistle

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CI was riding number nine
Heading Fsouth from CaroCline
I heard that lone-G7some whistle Cblow
Got in trouble had to roam
Left my Ffriends left my Chome
I heard that lone-G7some whistle Cblow
Just a Fkid acting smart
I went and Cbroke my darlings heart
I guess I was too young to G7know
They took me Coff the Georgia Main
Locked me Fto a ball and Cchain
I heard that lone-G7some whistle Cblow
All alone I bear the shame
I'm a Fnumber not a Cname
I heard that lone-G7some whistle Cblow
All I do is sit and cry
When the Fevening train goes Cby
I heard that lone-G7some whistle Cblow
I'll be Flocked here in this cell
Until Cmy body's just a shell
And my hair turns whiter than G7snow
I'll never Csee that gal of mine
Lord I'm in FGeorgia doing Ctime
I heard that lone-G7some whistle Cblow

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Lonesome Whistle

by Stonewall Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

I was riding number nine

F C

Heading south from Caroline

G7 C

I heard that lone-some whistle blow

Got in trouble had to roam

F C

Left my friends left my home

G7 C

I heard that lone-some whistle blow

Just a kid acting smart

I went and broke my darlings heart

I guess I was too young to know

They took me off the Georgia Main

F C

Locked me to a ball and chain

G7 C

I heard that lone-some whistle blow

All alone I bear the shame

F C

I'm a number not a name

G7 C

I heard that lone-some whistle blow

All I do is sit and cry

F C

When the evening train goes by

G7 C

I heard that lone-some whistle blow

I'll be locked here in this cell

Until my body's just a shell

And my hair turns whiter than snow

I'll never see that gal of mine

F C

Lord I'm in Georgia doing time

G7 C

I heard that lone-some whistle blow

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