Appeals delayed the execution of his sentence, but the verdict was affirmed, and Neu mounted the scaffold on February 1, 1935. Before the trap was sprung, he treated witnesses to a spirited rendition of an original song composed especially for the occasion. Its title: "I\’m Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Hang."
an original song composed especially for the occasion
Not as original as all that. More an adaptation. The original was used in Singing In The Rain, though the song is older than the film. Singing In The Rain was a trunk musical.