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25 MINUTES TO GO (Shel Silverstein) Shel Silverstein - 1962 The Brothers Four - 1962 Johnny Cash - 1965 Will Tura - 1968 (Belgian title "20 Minuten Geduld") Takahiro Saito - 1970 Ben Lee Rivers & Smokey Road - 1975 Charlie B. - 1975 Christian Masser - 2013 As recorded by SHEL SILVERSTEIN: Well, they're buildin' the gallows outside my cell I got twenty-five minutes to go And in twenty-five minutes I'll be in Hell I got twenty-four minutes to go Well, they give me some beans for my last meal Twenty-three minutes to go And you know, nobody asked me how I feel I got twenty-two minutes to go So, I wrote to the Gov'nor, the whole damned bunch Ah, twenty-one minutes to go And I call up the Mayor, and he's out to lunch I got twenty more minutes to go Well, the Sheriff says, "Boy, I wanna watch you die" Nineteen minutes to go And I laugh in his face, and I spit in his eye I got eighteen minutes to go Well, I call out to the Warden to hear my plea Seventeen minutes to go He says, "Call me back in a week or three You've got sixteen minutes to go" Well, my lawyer says he's sorry he missed my case Mmmm, fifteen minutes to go Yeah, well if you're so sorry, come up and take my place I got fourteen minutes to go Well, now here comes the Padre to save my soul With thirteen minutes to go And he's talkin' about burnin', but I'm so damned cold I got twelve more minutes to go Now they're testin' the trap, it chills my spine I got eleven minutes to go 'Cause the goddamned thing, it works just fine I got ten more minutes to go I'm waitin' for the pardon gonna set me free With nine more minutes to go But this ain't the movies, so to hell with me I got eight more minutes to go And now I'm climbin' up the ladder with a scaffold peg With seven more minutes to go I'd betta' watch my step or else I'll break my leg I got six more minutes to go Yeah, with my feet on the trap, my head in the noose Five more minutes to go Well, come on somethin' and cut me loose I got four more minutes to go I can see the mountains, I see the sky Three more minutes to go And it's too damned pretty for a man to die I got two more minutes to go I can hear the buzzards, hear the crows One more minute to go And now I'm swingin' and here I gooooooooooo ******************** As recorded by THE BROTHERS FOUR: Well, they're buildin' a gallows outside this jail And I've got twenty-five minutes to go And the whole town's waitin' just to hear me wail There's twenty-four minutes to go (Twenty-four minutes, twenty-four minutes) Well, they give me some beans for my last meal Twenty-three minutes to go And nobody asked me how I feel Twenty-two minutes to go So, I sent for the Gov'nor and the whole darned bunch Twenty-one minutes to go And I called up the Mayor, but he's out to lunch I got twenty more minutes to go Then the Sheriff said, "Boy, I wanna watch you die You got nineteen minutes to go" So I laughed in his face and I spit in his eye I got eighteen minutes to go Then I called up to the Warden, "Hear my plea" I've got seventeen minutes to go He said, "Call me back in a week or three You've got sixteen minutes to go" Now, my lawyer says he's sorry that he missed my case I've got fifteen minutes to go Well, if you're so sorry, come and take my place I've got fourteen minutes to go Now here comes the Padre for to save my soul With thirteen minutes to go And he's talkin' 'bout burnin', but I'm so cold I've got twelve minutes to go Now they're testin' the trap and it chills my spine With eleven more minutes to go And the trap and the rope, ah, they work just fine I've got ten minutes to go Well, I'm a-waitin' for the pardon gonna set me free With nine minutes to go But this ain't the movies, so forget about me I got eight minutes to go Now I'm climbin' up the ladder to the scaffold there With seven minutes to go Now, I'd betta' watch my step or else I'll break my leg I got six minutes to go With my feet on the trap, head in the noose Five minutes to go Won't someone come and cut me loose I got four minutes to go I can see the mountains, see the sky Three minutes to go And it's too darned pretty for a man to wanna die I got two minutes to go I can hear the buzzards, hear the crows One minute to go And now I'm swingin' and here I gooooooooooo ******************** As recorded by JOHNNY CASH: Well, they're buildin' a gallows outside my cell I've got twenty-five minutes to go And the whole town's waitin' just to hear me yell I got twenty-four minutes to go Well, they gave me some beans for my last meal I got twenty-three minutes to go But nobody asked me how I feel I got twenty-two minutes to go Well, I sent for the Gov'nor and the whole durned bunch With twenty-one minutes to go And I sent for the Mayor, but he's out to lunch I got twenty more minutes to go Then the Sheriff said, 'Boy, I'm gonna watch you die" Got nineteen minutes to go So I laughed in his face and I spit in his eye Got eighteen minutes to go Now here comes the Preacher for to save my soul With thirteen minutes to go And he's talkin' 'bout burnin', but I'm so cold I got twelve more minutes to go Now they're testin' the trap and it chills my spine With eleven more minutes to go And the trap and the rope, oh, they work just fine Got ten more minutes to go Well, I'm waitin' for 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 in the noose I 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 sky Three more minutes to go And it's too durned purty for a man to wanta die I 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 gooooooooo **************** TWINTIG MINUTEN GEDULD Will Tura Weldra hang ik aan de galg als een lederen pop Nog twintig minuten geduld En ze richten voor mij de stelling op Negentien minuten geduld ‘k Heb m’n bord met zwarte bonen niet aangeraakt Nog achttien minuten geduld En niemand die vraagt of het heeft gesmaakt Zeventien minuten geduld ‘k Sta voor de stadsbestuurder en z’n secretaris Nog zestien minuten geduld ‘t Is niet te geloven dat m’n einde daar is Nog vijftien minuten geduld ‘k Hoor geen hemelse muziek of geen engelenzang Nog veertien minuten geduld ‘k Hou me groot en fier maar ik ben zo bang Nog dertien minuten geduld Hier komt nu de priester die de zielen redt Nog twaalf minuten geduld Maar ik herinner mij geen enkel gebed Nog elf minuten geduld ‘t Wordt hoog tijd dat ik m’n zonden biecht Tien minuten geduld Maar lach mij niet uit vlak in het gezicht Nog negen minuten geduld ‘k Vraag een sigaret als laatste wil Nog acht minuten geduld En ze wachten vol spanning op m’n laatste gil Nog zeven minuten geduld Nu treed ik op ‘t toneel voor de laatste keer Nog vijf minuten geduld Maar dit is geen spel, dus roep mij niet weer Nog vier minuten geduld ‘k Zie de blauwe hemel, ‘k voel de zonnegloed Nog drie minuten geduld En de wereld lijkt mooi als je sterven moet Nog twee minuten geduld Heeft niemand dan met mij een tikje medelij Nog één minuutje geduld En kijk, hier zwier ik, alles is voorbij (Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2019)

    





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