Al Dente Western
He rides his horse into town with dramatic cowboy flair
where suddenly a certain amount of tension fills the air
wide rimmed cowboy hat pulled down low
with guns strapped to his sides ready to go
All the townsfolk stare at the lanky handsome stranger
wondering if their life and town is once again in danger
the mysterious stranger ties his horse up to a post
and strut's into the saloon with all eyes on him of course
Then out of nowhere there is background music of whistling
with the strangers posture now of one bristling
sitting stiffly down at a corner table a very nervous waiter stops by
with the stranger squinting and staring at him with curious eyes
Saying "I'm mighty hungry from my trip
and think you all should relax and get a grip
as I'm just here passing on through
so this is what I want your saloon cook to do"
"Go tell him to make me a heaping plate of spaghetti
with nice thick tomato sauce and the noodles al dente
cause I want to wolf down a steaming hot meal to fill my belly
so's I have the energy to say whoa Nelly"
And with that the waiter left and came back in a few
with a heaping plate of spaghetti with thick sauce the man could chew
but as soon as he chewed and swallowed the very first bite
he spit it out and got into an awful spaghetti fight
Throwing it at the waiter who ducked just in time
with nearby cowboys getting hit in the face from the firing pasta line
suddenly the whole room drew their guns on him
saying "lookey here, you better calm on down... slim"
With that the stranger sighed and grabbed his hat
replying "this tastes awful and wouldn't feed it to a rat"
slowly backing out of the saloon he mounted his faithful horse
riding past the saloon with all eye's on him of course
With his belly growling and his horse Nelly neighing
the townsfolk were very happy the stranger wasn't staying
saying "I don't know who that was and why he caused so much tension,
and what kind of cowboy has a hankering for spaghetti in a western?"
6-14-18
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