25 Minutes to Go

Well, they're building a gallows outside my cell, I've got 25 minutes to go And the whole town's waitin' just to hear me yell, I've got 24 minutes to go Well, they gave me some beans for my last meal, I've got 23 minutes to go But nobody asked me how I feel, I've got 22 minutes to go Well, I sent for the governor and the whole damn bunch with 21 minutes to go And I sent for the mayor, but he's out to lunch, I've got 20 more minutes to go Then the sheriff said, "Boy, I'm gonna watch you die," got 19 minutes to go So I laughed in his face, and I spit in his eye, got 18 minutes to go Now here comes the preacher for to save my soul with 13 minutes to go And he's talking 'bout burnin', but I'm so cold, I've got 12 more minutes to go Now they're testin' the trap, and it chills my spine with 11 more minutes to go And the trap and the rope, all that work just fine, got ten more minutes to go Well, I'm waitin' on the pardon that'll set me free with nine more minutes to go But this is for real, so forget about me, got eight more minutes to go With my feet on the trap and my head on the noose, got five more minutes to go Won't somebody come and cut me loose? Got four more minutes to go I can see the mountains, I can see the skies, three more minutes to go And it's too damn pretty for a man that don't wanna die, I've got two more minutes to go I can see the buzzards, I can hear the crows, one more minute to go And now, I'm swingin' and here I go-o-o-o-o-o