Guitar Slinger

They walked out in the street at high noon,
The Palladin theme song played
From little Bose speakers
As they stared each other down,
The man in the long black coat
Unbuttoning with his left hand to reveal
The Eddie van Halen Frankenstein Replica underneath,
The deputy sheriff squared off
Reaching behind his back,
Bringing the vintage 1965 Les Paul Sunburst
With Paulverizer
Into view,
The gold Humbucking pickups flashing in the sun,
Tension mounted as they tuned,
Women and children ran into stores,
Men in the saloon laid their money down,
Everybody knew he was the man
Who shot Liberty Valance,
That the deputy had little chance
Even with the big iron on his hip,
Then it happened!
Twang!
The Eddie van Halen blew an E string,
The deputy drew back the Les Paul,
While, I shot the sheriff,
Played in the background,
Everyone knew there would be
Another day, another time,
And the colored girls sang doo, te, doo, te, doo.