album cover
Death Row
1,881
Country
Death Row was released on January 1, 1969 by Shout! Factory as a part of the album Penitentiary Blues
album cover
Release DateJanuary 1, 1969
LabelShout! Factory
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM73

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
Composer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Sittin' here on death row
Behind a ton of steel
They say before I die
I gotta eat my last meal
[Verse 1]
I want a double-yolked egg from an albino pigeon with fried bat wings over easy
The left hind leg of a black giraffe cooked medium rare, not too greasy
Smoked rhinoceros, pickled anteaters, a plate of elephant stew
One mandrake root and a rabbit's tongue and a jaw of Cockaroo
[Chorus]
Oh, Warden
Now you know how I feel
I'll be ready to die now
Just as soon as I eat my last meal
I hear you
[Instrumental]
(Mercy)
[Instrumental]
I want fresh teardrops from a newborn child in a glass made in Timbuktu
If you can't get that, try a stewed polecat smothered with catfish brew
Take the ears from a rat-tailed monkey mixed with a spider's left eye
And make me a salad of jungle roots, and I'll be ready to die
[Chorus]
Oh, Warden
Now you know how I feel
I'll be ready to die now
Just as soon as I eat my last meal
Written by: David Allan Coe
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out􀆄 copy􀐅􀋲

Loading...