The Lone Ranger

Album: Quantum Jump (1976)
Charted: 5
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  • Taumatawhakatangihangakoayauo-
    Tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoro-
    Nukypokaiwhenuakitanatahu
    Me Tonto Kimosabi
    Me go and catchee baddy
    Find him by the shady water
    Deep within Apache forest
    Find him scalp him eat him up for breakfast
    Real good friend to Kimosabi
    Save another silver bullet
    Hi ho Silver away
    Ride into tomorrow today
    But who was that masked man you say
    That was the Lone Ranger
    Fill up pipe of peace for Tonto
    Kimosabi friend and brother
    He smoke pipe of peace with Tonto
    Put his mask on back to fronto
    Tonto fall about with laughter
    He a head our great white brother
    Even pass a tote to Silver
    Mask man very untogether
    Hi ho Silver away
    Ride into tomorrow today
    But who was that masked man you say
    That was the Lone Ranger
    Taumatawhakatangihangakoayauo-
    Tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoro-
    Nukypokaiwhenuakitanatahu
    Tonto know that Kimosabi
    Never ever have a woman
    Tonto sometime stop and wonder
    What the trip with the great white brother
    Maybe masked man he a poofter
    Try it on with surly Tonto
    Let me say to mister lawman
    Tonto doesn't mind
    Hi ho Silver away
    Ride into tomorrow today
    But who was that masked man you say
    That was the Lone Ranger
    Writer/s: BILLY WAYNE N YATES, GERALD SMITH (USA 2), JOHN N NORTHRUP
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Wise Music Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Klishnor from Manchester, UkAlmost. The reason it got "unbanned" was that Kenny Everett used it as the theme to his ITV "Video Show". It got into the charts, and the Beeb surrendered. There two different endings. In the 79 one they simply echo "ranger" into the fade, but in the original they use a snippet of the old TV theme, a "Hi ho Silver, Away!", and a whip crack.
  • David from Liverpool, United KingdomGreat record - only 2 chords! :) I learnt to say the big word at the beginning. I had too much time on my hands in those days (and obviously no girlfriend). LOL!
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