An inmate on death row was scheduled to be put to death by firing squad. 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 didn’t want anything special. When they asked if there was something special he wanted to do, he said nothing.

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.

The inmate thought. “Actually,” he said. “Music is my life. One thing I would really like, is to sing my favourite song, the whole thing, with no interruptions.”

The guard nodded and told him to go ahead.

So the inmate started: “One billion bottles of beer on the wall…”