Who wondered as a kid about this rich "Jackson Queens" guy the Mavericks were living on in the theme song?
'Course, I also thought we were pledging allegiance "to the Republic for Richard Stands," and that Paladin's first name was "Wire."
"I thought I told you to come alone."
Everybody thought Paladin's first name was Wire. I've won quite a few bar bets over that one. If they updated the series, and his calling card, would his first name be "E-mail"?
shareI have to disagree about "everybody" thinking his name was "Wire". My sister and I were little girls, but we never ever thought that. Also, I recall us singing the song as "jacks and queens". Our nicknames were Bret and Bart Maverick (I was the latter), and our dad taught us poker.
I don't know that we were especially bright, but I do know we never made those mistakes. We did wonder about Dad's friend he always greeted~Charlie Noble. We could never spot him. However, a couple of years ago, I finally had that mystery solved.
As children, we used to think we were going to see Ken Munday when we were traveling to Kinmundy.
*** The trouble with reality is there is no background music. ***
I'll throw in with you - I always knew that "Wire" meant "send a telegram".
shareVery funny! Thanks for the laugh.
(My husband said your understanding of the lyrics made perfect sense. He thought they meant the same thing as you did.)
Oh no you were not the only one. Me too! I have made similar mistakes too. You have to consider the era though. Sound quality was not the best on either TV or radio.
Riverboat ring your bell.....hello Anabelle....Luck is the lady that he loves the best.
I don't remember all the lyrics cause it's been years since I last saw this show.
Who is the tall, dark stranger there?
Maverick is the name.
Ridin' the trail to who knows where,
Luck is his companion,
Gamblin' is his game.
Smooth as the handle on a gun.
Maverick is the name.
Wild as the wind in Oregon,
Blowin' up a canyon,
Easier to tame.
Riverboat, ring your bell,
Fare thee well, Annabel.
Luck is the lady that he loves the best.
Natchez to New Orleans
Livin on jacks and queens
Maverick is a legend of the west.
Riverboat, ring your bell,
Fare thee well, Annabel.
Luck is the lady that he loves the best.
Natchez to New Orleans
Livin on jacks and queens
Maverick is a legend of the west.
Maverick is a legend of the west.
Thank you.....it all came back after you wrote it out...
shareOn a similar note, singer Jim Stafford used to joke in his act that when he was a kid in church they would sing "Glady The Cross I'd Bear," which he thought was a song about a cross-eyed bear named Gladly.
Save the whales; collect the whole set.
Those warner brother TV shows all had catchy theme songs. Maverick, Lawman, Colt 45, Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, Bronco, even 77 Sunset Strip. They don't make them like that anymore.
The theme I had trouble with was a line in All in the Family's "Those were the days". The line was "Gee our old La Salle ran great" but I never could figure it out until I saw in written out somewhere when the show was in repeats
Ditto that and also "Oh the way Glenn Miller played" which to my 9 year old ears sounded like "Oh the Wiglit Milliplaid"....alas I had never heard of Glenn Miller at that age...
I believe after some time Archie and Edith re-recorded that song and slowed down the Old Lasalle passage, but it still was a toughie to understand.
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Reading your post reminded me of my childhood, though I don't recall the Lawman series.
I am British, and there used to be some great children's series such as Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, William Tell and The Buccaneers, and they also all had catchy theme songs in common. Listened to quite a few of them recently on YouTube.
The line was "Gee our old La Salle ran great"
"There's a Bathroom on the right!" or so some mistakenly thought when first hearing CCR's "Bad Moon Rising".
shareI'm wondering what MystMoonstruck is referring to when he/she said "Charlie Noble". I've racked my brain, and I can't figure that one out!
shareMy personal favorite:
(Barry Manilow) "Looks like TOMATOES!"
"Lovey-dovey. Bonk bonk on the head!"
"One ton tomato, waheela one ton tomato,
One ton tomato, waheela one ton to-may-ay-ay-ay-ay-to."
(Guntanmera)
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