The Truth About Roy Rogers (in Clerihew)

Roy Rogers
played for the Dodgers.
He loved baseball,
so he answered the call.

Roy Rogers
played for the Dodgers.
He looked like a cowboy,
but that was his decoy.

Roy Rogers
played for the Dodgers.
He was a baseball king.
Bad guys just weren’t his thing.

Roy Rogers
played for the Dodgers.
He couldn’t shoot those guns,
but he lived for home runs.

Roy Rogers
played for the Dodgers.
Kids thought Trigger was his horse.
(That was a joke, of course.)

Roy Rogers
played for the Dodgers.
His hero was Willie Mays.
Forget Gabby Hayes.

Roy Rogers
played for the Dodgers.
His wife’s name was Dale.
They spoke through fan mail.

Roy Rogers
played for the Dodgers.
If this makes you blue,
he’ll sing “Happy Trails to You.”