Met wat blessureleed, maar we zijn er weer!

In deze aflevering veel afwisseling:

Van daglichtlamp ja of nee? naar een tot drie maal toe mislukte ophanging in 1884; van het voetbalmuurtje naar anders wonen in Haarlem. En nog veel meer. Drie kwartier genieten!

De tekst van de hanging song: They stand me in a corner with my hands and feet still bound

While a carpenter is called for and an explanation found

"The rain has warped the timbers," I hear the hangman say

"It's funny but it worked well, I tried it yesterday"

"All is ended now," they say, "your ordeal's nearly over

Your life's as good as ended," but I hear their voices waver

Once more the boat is shaken and again I hang in limbo

With the guardians on the trapdoor and my body stands on tip-toe Shake the holy water, summon up the guard

Dying’s very easy, waiting’s very hard

 They stand me in a corner with my hands and feet still tied

A warder holds onto the noose, the trapdoor opens wide

Is it magic or coincidence that keeps me on the brink?

It seems to work without me, "Will it kill me now?" I think

"Please, I'm tired of living and I really want to die"

I was taken to the scaffold and I heard the hangman cry

"Lee, I’m truly sorry, forgive these hands of mine"

He drew the bolt and I felt the jolt the third and final time

My life was spared that morning 'cause it wasn't theirs to take

Three's the most the law requires, a man could feel the stake

Shake the holy water, summon up the guard

Dying’s very easy, waiting's very hard

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voice-over: Mea van Veen en Marjan Olthof