Vista previa
they're buildin' the gallows outside my cell
i got 25 minutes to go
and in 25 minutes i'll be in hell
i got 24 minutes to go
Well, they give me some beans for my last meal
23 minutes to go
and you know, nobody's asked me how i feel
i got 22 minutes to go
so, i wrote to the gov'nor and the whole damned bunch
21 minutes to go
and i call up the mayor, he's out to lunch
i got 20 more minutes to go
and the sheriff says, "boy, i wanna watch you die"
19 minutes to go
so i spit in his face and i kick him in the eye
i got 18 minutes to go
well i call out to the warden to take my plea
17 minute to go
he says, "call me back in a week or three,
you've got 16 minutes to go"
well, my lawyer says he's sorry that he missed my case
15 minutes to go
yeah, well if you're so sorry then come up and take my place
i got 14 minutes to go
well, now here comes padre, gonna send me free
with 13 minutes to go
and he's talkin' about burnin', but i get so fuckin' cold
i got 12 more minutes to go
now they're testin' the trap, it chills my spine
i got 11 minutes to go
cuz the goddamned thing seems to works just fine
i got 10 more minutes to go
i'm waitin' for the pardon, gonna set me free
with 9 more minutes to go
but this ain't the movies, so to hell with me
i got 8 more minutes to go
now i'm climbin' up the ladder with a scaffold peg
with 7 more minutes to go
i betta' watch my step or else i'll break my leg
i got 6 more minutes to go
yeah, with my feet on the trap and my head in the noose...
i got 5 more minutes to go
well, c'mon somethin' and cut me loose
i got 4 more minutes to go
i can see the mountains, i can see the sky
3 more minutes to go
and it's too damned pretty for a man to want to die
i got 2 more minutes to go
i can hear the buzzards, and i see the crows
with 1 more minute to go
and now i'm swingin' and here i gooooooooo....