^GI was ridin' Number Nine, ^CHeadin' south from Carol^Gine. ^GI heard that lonesome ^Dwhistle bl^Gow. ^GGot in trouble, had to roam, ^CLeft my gal an' left my hom^Ge. ^GI heard that lonesom^De whistle bl^Gow.

^CJust a kid, actin' smart, I went and broke m^Gy darling's heart, I guess I was too young to kn^Dow. ^GThey took me off the Georgia Main, ^CLocked me to a ball and ch^Gain. ^GI heard that lonesome^D whistle bl^Gow.

^GAll alone I bear the shame, ^CI'm a number, not a na^Gme. ^GI heard that lonesom^De whistle bl^Gow. ^GAll I do is sit an' cry ^CWhen the evenin' train goes b^Gy. ^GI heard that loneso^Dme whistle bl^Gow.

^CI'll be locked here in this cell Till my body's just^G a shell An' my hair turns whiter than sn^Dow. ^GI'll never see that gal of mine. ^CLord, I'm in Georgia doin' ti^Gme. ^GI heard that lonesom^De whistle blo^Gw.