Name: Johnny Cash (1932–2003) Nationality: American
Fact: ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ is a country song that expresses the laments (expressions of sorrow) of a fi ctional inmate at Folsom Prison who wishes he could get on the train that he can hear and escape from his troubles. Johnny Cash wrote the song in 1953 while stationed in Germany during his service with the US Air Force.
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‘Folsom Prison Blues’ BY JOHNNY CASH
I hear the train a comin’ It’s rollin’ ’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 that 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,’ But I shot a man in Reno Just to watch him die When I hear that whistle blowin’ I hang my head and cry
