25 Minutes to Go

[1] The song is literally "gallows humor", as it is sung by a man awaiting his own execution by hanging.The song is similar in concept to Silverstein's children's song "Boa Constrictor": It presents the point of view of someone who is experiencing a calamity in real time, composing and singing as the events unfold, with a fatal conclusion."Boa Constrictor", like "25 Minutes to Go", appeared on Silverstein's 1962 album Inside Folk Songs.[1] Johnny Cash was the second artist to do a cover of the song where it differs most notably by having omitted lines.This 1960s country song-related article is a stub.
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