Poppa's in the kitchen
My Momma's in the hall
Telling me stories about Rome before the fall
So much is different
So much seems the same
Makes you kind of wonder
Is it happenin' again?

But in the quiet light of midnight
I got problems of my own
I woke up this morning and my mystery bride was gone

Hi-Ho Silver
Is what she said to me
Just before she took me for a ride
I used to be a soldier
Now I'm history
She sang to me a witch's lullaby
She laid me down to sleep
And then she said goodbye
My mystery bride

Met her in Vancouver
In a cold November rain
Took her to Seattle
Where we played some wicked games
Drove her down to Vegas
In a rented limousine
Married her at midnight
My polyester queen

In the "Love me Tender Chapel"
They played an Elvis song
Adam bit the apple and by morning Eve was gone

Hi-Ho Silver
Is what she said to me
Just before she took me for a ride
I used to be a soldier
Now I'm history
She sang to me a witch's lullaby
She laid me down to sleep
And then she said goodbye
My mystery bride

When I woke up in Vegas
The sheriff smiled with glee
He said, "Son you've just been taken,
You'd better come with me."

Hi-Ho Silver
Is what she said to me
Just before she took me for a ride
I used to be a soldier
Now I'm history
She sang to me a witch's lullaby
She laid me down to sleep
And then she said goodbye
My mystery bride

From "Tales from Terminal City"