Twenty five minutes

They're building the gallows outside my cell,

I got twenty-five minutes to go.

The whole town's waiting to hear me yell,

I got twenty-four minutes to go.

Well, I tried the governor and the whole damn bunch,

I got twenty-three minutes to go.

And I tried the mayor, but the mayor's out to lunch,

I got twenty-two minutes to go.

They've given me beans for my last meal,

I got twenty-one minutes to go.

Nobody's asked me how I feel,

I got twenty minutes to go.

Well, the sheriff said he's gonna watch me die,

I got nineteen minutes to go.

Well, I spit in his face, and I spit in his eye,

I got eighteen minutes... to go.

Well, the preacher's come to save my soul,

I got thirteen minutes to go.

Well, he's talking about burnin' but I feel cold,

I got twelve minutes to go.

Well, they're testing the trap, it chills my spine,

I got eleven minutes to go.

Well, the trap and the rope are both working fine,

I got ten minutes to go.

I'm waiting for the pardon that will set me free,

I got nine minutes to go.

But nobody's remembered me,

I got eight more minutes to go.

Well, I've seen the mountains and the sky,

I got five minutes to go.

And they're so pretty, I don't wanna die,

I got four more minutes to go.

Well, my feet are in the trap, my neck is in the noose,

I got three minutes to go.

Oh, will somebody please cut me loose,

I got two more minutes to go.

Well, I heard the buzzards, I've seen the crows,

I got one minute to go.

And now I'm swinging, and here I go,

I go, I go, I gchchchch...