Last Request
The inmate on death row was scheduled to be put to death by firing
squad the follow morning. Throughout the day, the prison guards
were being very nice to him. But when they asked him if he wanted
something specific for his last meal, he said he didn''''t want
anything special. When they asked if there was something special he
wanted to do, he said nothing. It went on like this all day.
Finally, when he was put before the firing squad, the guard asked
if he wanted a cigarette and a blindfold.
"No," the inmate said, "just get it over with."
"Well, is there anything that I can do for you before you go?" said
the guard. "You didn''''t even want a special last meal!"
The inmate thought. "Actually," he said, "Music is my life. One
thing I would really like would be to sing my favorite song, one
whole time through, with no interruptions."
The guard nodded and told him to go ahead.
The inmate started, "One billion bottles of beer on the wall..."