Well, they're buildin' the gallows outside this jail
I've got 25 minutes to go
And the whole towns waiting just to hear me wail
There's 24 minutes to go
Well, they give me some beans for my last meal
23 minutes to go
And nobody asked me how I feel
22 minutes to go
So, I sent for the Gov'nor and the whole darned bunch
21 minutes to go
And I call up the Mayor, but he's out to lunch
I got 20 more minutes to go
Then, the Sheriff said, "Boy, I wanna watch you die."
You've got 19 minutes to go
So I laughed in his face... and I spit in his eye
I got 18 minutes to go
Then I called up the Warden to hear my plea
I've got 17 minute to go
He said, "Call me back in a week or three
You've got 16 minutes to go
Now, my lawyer says he's sorry that he missed my case
I've got 15 minutes to go
Well, if you're so sorry, come and take my place
I got 14 minutes to go
Now, here comes the padre to save my soul
With 13 minutes to go
And he's talkin' about burnin', but I'm so cold
I've got 12 minutes to go
Now they're testin' the trap. And it chills my spine
11 more minutes to go
And the trap and the rope, ah they works just fine
I've got 10 minutes to go
Well, I'm a-waitin' for the pardon, gonna set me free
With 9 minutes to go
But this ain't the movies, so forget about me
I got 8 minutes to go
Now I'm climbin' up the ladder to the scaffold there
With 7 minutes to go
Now I'd better watch my step or else I'll break my leg
I got 6 minutes to go
With my feet on the trap and my head in the noose
5 minutes to go
Won't someone come and cut me loose
I got 4 minutes to go
I can see the mountains, see the sky
3 minutes to go
And it's too darned pretty for a man don't wanna die
I got 2 minutes to go
I can hear the buzzards, hear the crows
1 minute to go
And now I'm swingin' and here I gooooooooo...
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