I hear the train a comin' It's rolling 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 Anton 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 blowing I hang my head and cry I bet there's rich folks eating In a fancy dining car They're probally drinkin' coffee And smoking big cigarrs Well I know I had it coming I know I can't be free But those people keep a-movin' And that's what tortures me Well if they'd free me from this prison If that railroad train was mine I bet I'd move it over a little further down the line Far from Folsom prison That's where I want to stay And I'd let that lonesome whistle Blow my blues away
I hear the train a comin' It's rolling 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 Anton 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 blowing I hang my head and cry I bet there's rich folks eating In a fancy dining car They're probally drinkin' coffee And smoking big cigarrs Well I know I had it coming I know I can't be free But those people keep a-movin' And that's what tortures me Well if they'd free me from this prison If that railroad train was mine I bet I'd move it over a little further down the line Far from Folsom prison That's where I want to stay And I'd let that lonesome whistle Blow my blues away
Escrita em 1953, “Folsom Prison Blues” foi gravada e lançada como single em 1955 antes de aparecer no álbum de estreia de Johnny Cash, *Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!* (1957).
A canção mescla dois estilos folclóricos populares – a música de trem e a música de prisão – elementos que Cash reutilizou ao longo de toda a sua carreira.
Em 1968, Cash gravou a versão ao vivo na Folsom State Prison, lançamento que se tornou hit número‑um nas paradas country e chegou ao número 32 na Billboard Hot 100.
Essa gravação ao vivo rendeu a Johnny Cash o Grammy de Melhor Performance Vocal Country Masculina na 11ª edição dos Grammy Awards, em 1969.
Em 2014, a Rolling Stone posicionou “Folsom Prison Blues” como a 51ª melhor canção country de todos os tempos.
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