He had a horse named Silver and he never missed a shave.

But Clayton Moore was quite a bore and wore masks after quitting.

You’re not the Ranger any more, they said. He said, You’re shitting.

Tonto’d back to Silverheels, old Jay hung with Lyle Lovett.

He bought a boat and set afloat, said, Kemosabe, shove it.

Hoppy, Gene and Roy lived on, with all their sidekicks breeding.

Sometime during every show, you’d see the horses feeding.

John Reid’s ranger brothers were all killed by Butch’s gang.

In his last wish, said, Cavendish, I’ll live to see you hang.

Then Tonto came to save him. And it all goes well from there.

Twice in each show, he’d scream “Hi-Yo” and Silver reared in air.

Some movies came, but we were jaded by the black and white.

O.K., he’d made a brave his slave; but still it seemed all right.