kleinbl00 thank you so much, I would have forgotten all about this song and it reminds me of my grandfather who was very much into westerns and that weird idealized "wild west". It also makes me miss the story telling in some songs, are there even bands that still do that? I guess there were some rock ballads in the 80s, but it seems like most bands today use more of a poetic motif rather than a narrative. And because I wikipedia'd it:
"For his TV special Comedy is Not Pretty, Steve Martin created a music video for the song, in which he plays the cowboy. The rest of the cast are chimpanzees and an orangutan. Martin's first "horse" is a miniature pony; he later rides an elephant to escape the posse." It looks like the special is available on google plus. I'll definitely have to get this. Do you have any specific memories of this song you can share?