They're building a gallows outside my cell. I got 25 minutes to go. And the whole town's waiting just to hear me yell. I got 24 minutes to go. They gave me some beans for my last meal. 19 minutes to go. But nobody asked me how I feel. Got 18 minutes to go. Now I sent for the governor and the whole darn bunch. 15 minutes to go. Oh, I sent for the mayor, but he is out to lunch. 14 minutes to go. Now I'm waiting for the pardon that'll set me free. 13 minutes to go. But this is for real, so forget about me. 12 more minutes to go. Now here comes Preacher for to save my soul. 10 more minutes to go. And he's talking about burning, but I'm so cold. 9 more minutes to go. Now they're testing the trap and it chills my spine. 8 more minutes to go. Oh, the trap and the rope, they both work just fine. 6 more minutes to go. I can see the mountains, I see the sky. 5 more minutes to go. Oh, it's too darn pretty for a man to want to die. 4 more minutes to go. Now I feel trapped, I feel at noose. No more minutes to go. And now I'm swinging and here I go.