Ninety Nine-Burl Ives

[ti:Ninety Nine] [ar:Burl Ives] [al:A Little Bitty Tear the Nashville Years, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ninety Nine - Burl Ives (布勒·埃夫斯) [00:05.95]My mama always told me better than to play with a loaded gun [00:11.30] [00:12.93]If I'd've just listened to her she had never had a prisoner for a son [00:17.15] [00:18.89]The picture's still in front of my eyes the echo in my ears [00:23.23] [00:24.64]When the jury said he's guilty and the judge said ninety-nine years [00:29.74] [00:30.85]Oh for ninety-nine years I'll watch the sunrise over that same old sea [00:35.41] [00:37.17]Ninety-nine years nothing but an empty cell for company [00:41.06] [00:42.90]Yet there's not very much that stands between me and the freedom I hold dear [00:47.85] [00:49.07]Just a thousand bars a big brick wall and a sentence of ninety-nine years [00:54.06] [00:55.62]I kissed my darling on her tender lips and they took me by the hand [00:59.97] [01:01.16]I had a nice little ride on a ferry boat to the rock where the prison stands [01:06.18] [01:07.34]The warden said as he locked the door I hope you'll like it here [01:12.13] [01:13.23]Just make yourself a home you're gonna be with us ninety-nine years [01:17.73] [01:21.02]I've almost forgotten what my real name is been a number for so long [01:25.54] [01:26.75]Making little bitty rocks out of great big rocks gets old as the days wear on [01:31.68] [01:32.66]But I'll do my best for ninety-nine years just try to stay alive [01:37.76] [01:38.84]Cause the Governor said if I'd be good I'd get out in ninety-five [01:43.15] [01:44.89]Oh for ninety-nine years I'll watch the sunrise over that same old sea [01:49.85] [01:51.18]Ninety-nine years nothing but an empty cell for company [01:55.13] [01:56.81]Yet there's not very much that stands between me and the freedom I hold dear [02:01.87] [02:02.83]Just a thousand bars a big brick wall and a sentence of ninety-nine years