Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by jimmie davis and hank williams, sr.

I was [d] ridin' number nine
Headin' [g] south from caro-[d] line
I heard that lone-[a7] some whistle [d] blow
Got in trouble had to roam
Left my [g] gal and left my [d] home
I heard that lone-[a7] some whistle [d] blow.

1st refrain
Just a [g] kid actin' smart
I went and [d] broke my darlin's heart
I guess I was too young to [a7] know
They took me [d] off the georgia main
Locked me [g] to a ball and [d] chain
I heard that lone-[a7] some whistle [d] blow.

All alone I bear the shame
I'm a number not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
All I do is sit and cry
When the ev'nin' train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

2nd refrain
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 doin' time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

• 'neath a Cold Gray Tomb of Stone
• A Home in Heaven
• A House Without Love
• A Mansion on The Hill
• A Picture from Life's Other Side
• A Stranger in The Night
• A Teardrop on The Rose
• All The Love I Ever Had
• Alone & Forsaken
• Are You Walking & A-talking With The Lord
• Bayou Pon Pon
• Be Careful of Stones That You Throw
• Beyond The Sunset--hank Williams
• Blue Love
• California Zephyr
• Crazy Heart
• Dixie Cannonball Writen by Vaughn Horton
• Don't Do It Darlin'
• Everything's Okay
• Faded Love & Winter Roses
• First Year Blues
• Fly Trouble
• Fool About You
• Hank Williams Version of Freight Train Blues
• Help Me Understand
• Hey, Good Lookin'!
• Honey, Do You Love Me, Huh
• I Can't Escape from You
• I Can't Get You Off My Mind
• I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
• I Cried Again
• I Don't Care
• I Hang My Head & Cry
• I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep
• I Told a Lie to My Heart
• I Wish I Had a Nickel
• I'd Still Want You
• I'll Be a Bachelor 'till I Die
• I'm Free at Last
• I'm Going Home
• I'm Satisfied With You
• I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
• I'm So Tired of It All
• I'm Sorry for You, My Friend
• I've Just Told Mama Goodbye
• I've Lost The Only Love I Knew
• Just Waitin'
• Just when I Needed You
• Kaw-liga
• Leave Me Alone With The Blues
• Lets Turn Back The Years--hank Williams
• Lonely Tombs
• Lonesome Whistle
• Lost Highway
• Low Down Blues
• May You Never Be Alone
• May You Never Be Alone Like Me
• Me & My Broken Heart
• Mother is Gone
• Move It on Over
• My Heart Would Know
• My Love for You
• My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
• My Sweet Love Ain't Around
• Next Sunday Darlin' is My Birthday
• No One to Welcome Me Home
• No One Will Ever Know
• No, Not Now
• On The Banks of The Old Ponchartrain
• Pan American
• Peace Will Come
• Please Don't Let Me Love You
• Ramblin' Man
• Ready to Go Home
• Rock My Cradle
• Rockin' Chair Money
• Setting The Woods on Fire
• Singing Waterfall
• Six More Miles
• Someday You'll Call My Name
• Something Got a Hold of Me
• Sometimes Late at Night
• Take These Chains from My Heart
• Tennessee Border
• The Alabama Waltz
• The Battle of Armageddon
• The First Fall of Snow
• The Funeral
• The Great Judgement Morning Writer ?
• The Old Log Train
• The Pale Horse & His Rider
• The Prodigal Son
• The Tramp on The Street
• The Waltz of The Wind
• There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
• There's a Tear in My Beer
• There's No Room in My Heart for The Blue
• There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby
• Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
• Two Faced Preacher
• We Live in Two Different Worlds
• Wearin' Out Your Walkin' Shoes
• Weary Blues
• When The Book of Life is Read
• Where The Soul of Man Never Dies
• Why Should I Cry
• Why Should We Try Anymore
• With Tears in My Eyes
• Won't You Sometimes Think of Me
• You Caused It All by Telling Lies
• You Win Again
• You're Barkin' up The Wrong Tree Now