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 burning 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 gchchchchcaw