Zepata

The saga of Zepata

only similar to Zapata

The sunlight catches the tip
of Zepata's nose
A wry smile escapes his otherwise
stern countenance

Zepata has had victory today
and has ridden back up into the hills
of his friendly district
the peasants offering him their
chickens, daughters, homes

But Zepata smiles his appreciation
and rides his stallion on
The faithful mount
The horse, bearing not only Zepata
but enough ammunition for a week's standoff

A steed worth to him
all the chickens, daughters and homes
of May-Hee-Ko
for this steed El Dayo
Knows all yet Dayo tells not

El Dayo has gotten Zepata out
of many a fix
saved his life so many times
Neither Zepata nor Dayo
have enough fingers and toes
to count
Especially El Dayo
Zepata smiles broadly

Dayo only asks for a friendly pat
and a bucket of oats a day
Oh how well Zepata knows what
the chickens, daughters and homes
always tendered require:
Maintenance that is what

So homeward it is
Zepata and Dayo climb
up the mountainous route known only to Zepata
and his faithful compadre
The Federalis ho ho
They never find

Night falls and Zepata finds the escarpment
where his small campfire will not be seen
in the valley below
hunted as he always is
Dayo is turned loose for the night
He never wanders far

Next night there will no scrub
and no creek-ets
Zepata love creek-ets
They put him to sleep
But in the high country Zepata
must call home
There are no creek-ets

Morning breaks
Zepata works the kinks from his
war-worn body as he painfully rises from
his blanket roll
Dayo he calls
Day-ay-ay-OH
Daylight come and
Me wan go home

From a distance comes the sound
of thundering hoofbeats
Man and beast soon to be re-united
Another ascension past peasants and
their chickens, daughters and homes
On to where his rude hut and
Real Woman await

The woman who knows she has Zepata
The woman who knows how to please Zepata
The woman
She awaits her hero
May-Hee-Ko's saviour
It will be good again this time

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