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          I was ridin' No. 9 heading south from Caroline
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          I heard that lone-wow-wown-some whistle blow

          I got in trouble had to roam, left my gal and left my home
          I heard that lone-wow-wown-some whistle blow

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                           Just a kid actin' smart, I went and broke my darling's heart
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                           I guess I was too young to know

          They took me off to Georgia Main - locked me to her ball and chain
          I heard that lone-wow-wown-some whistle blow
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          All alone I bear the shame, I'm a number not a name
          I heard that lone-wow-wown-some whistle blow

          All I do is set and cry when the evening train goes by
          I heard that lone-wow-wown-some whistle blow

                           I'll be locked here in this cell til my body's just a shell
                           And my hair turns whiter than snow

          I'll never see that gal of mine, Lord I'm in Georgia doing time
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          I heard that lone-wow-wown-some whistle blow...