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Porter and Marty (Men with Broken Hearts / I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow)
Porter Wagoner
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I was riding number nine
Heading south from Caroline
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I got in trouble, had to roam
Left my gal and left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
Just a kid, acting smart
Went and broke my darling's heart
I guess I was too young to know
They took me off the Georgia Main
Locked me to a ball and chain
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
All alone I bear the shame
Lord, I'm a number, not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
All I do is sit and cry
When that evening train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I'll be locked here in this cell
Till 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
I heard that lonesome whistle blow