Burl Ives - Ninety Nine

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[00:00.00]Ninety Nine - Burl Ives (伯尔·艾夫斯)
[00:06.19]Oh my mama always told me better than to play with a loaded gun
[00:12.98]If I'd have just listened to her she had never had a prisoner for a son
[00:19.10]The picture's still in front of my eyes the echo in my ears
[00:24.84]When the Jury said he's guilty and the Judge said ninety nine years
[00:30.96]Oh for ninety nine years I'll watch the sunrise over that same old sea
[00:37.47]Ninety nine years nothing but an empty cell for company
[00:43.09]Yet there's not very much that stands between me and the freedom I hold dear
[00:49.24]Just a thousand bars a big brick wall and a sentence of ninety nine years
[00:55.61]I kissed my darling on her tender lips and they took me by the hand
[01:01.36]I had a nice little ride on a ferry boat to the rock
[01:05.16]Where the prison stands
[01:07.57]The warden said as he locked the door I hope you'll like it here
[01:13.40]Just make yourself a home you're gonna be with us ninety nine years
[01:21.14]I've almost forgotten what my real name is been a number for so long
[01:26.78]Making little bitty rocks out of great big rocks gets old
[01:30.29]As the days wear on
[01:32.96]But I'll do my best for ninety nine years just try to stay alive
[01:38.74]Cause the governor said if I'd be good I'd get out in ninety five
[01:45.04]Oh for ninety nine years I'll watch the sunrise over that same old sea
[01:51.06]Ninety nine years nothing but an empty cell for company
[01:57.03]Yet there's answer in much that stands between me and the freedom my hold dear
[02:03.06]Just a thousand bars a big brick wall and a sentence of ninety nine years