Back in the 50's

our hero's had shows

with cowboys and injuns

and great buffalo

That would glue us to TV's

each Saturday morn

with afternoon adventures

in western adorn.

Wearing cowboy hats, western shirts

six guns and jeans

carrying repeating rifles

living out our dreams

We'd ride our wood fences

saddled atop post and rail

through imaginary canyons

down treacherous trails

On the hunt for some rustlers

that stampeded our herd

or shot down some townsfolk

those dirty cowards.

We'd meet at high noon

on the street to fast draw

an stand mono a mono

against an outlaw

Or track injuns that burned down

some settlers home

an fight behind trees

in the woods all the day long.

But without our hero's

we'd not been inspired

to imagine scenario’s

in our western attire.



So thank you Roy Rogers

Gene Autry an Hoppy

for hero's to kids

who's lives we could copy,

Bill Hickok an Masterson

The Lone Ranger an Tonto

Kit Carson, Jim Bowie

Cisco and Poncho.

And big cast adaptations

with plenty of folk

Rawhide, Wagon Train

and especially Gunsmoke.

Then there’s Yuma the Rebel

to add to the rabble

Annie Oakley for girls

an Paladins Have Gun Will Travel.

These were my favorites

but I'd bet you'd agree

Entertainment was best

back when TV was free.