[4] Underscored by a high-energy version of "Cheyenne", a constant hail of bullets flies around the Western town of Rising Gorge.

Outside there is a commotion and women screaming, then Yosemite Sam, guns smoking in his hands, walks in (being so short, he passes beneath the saloon doors).

The patrons react with fear, yelling his name as the score quotes from Erlkönig[5] (as is often the case for villains in Looney Tunes).

All comply (including an actual skunk), except one cowboy Sam catches trying to sneak out the back and turns into a shooting gallery target.

Bugs then pulls out a pea shooter; Sam reacts to the pea-shot bounced off his nose by opening fire.

The two end up on horseback, Sam giving chase, through a series of gags until Bugs suggests they play cards, as is common in "the Western pictures" to determine who leaves town.

As he is shoving Sam onto the train, they discover that the passenger car is the Miami Special, full of swimsuit-clad women heading for a beauty contest.

Accompanied by a rendition of Oh You Beautiful Doll fit for a striptease number, the plot twist completely changes the tone.

[7][5] Bugs fights with Sam to be the one boarding the train, and prevails (to the strains of Aloha Oe) as usual, with lipstick-kisses on his face shouting, "So long, Sammy!

[5] The establishing shot for Rising Gorge, the name of the town of the film, is accompanied with a sample of "Cheyenne" (1906) by Egbert Van Alstyne and Harry Williams.

[5] When Sam and Bugs start their duel, the music is a sample of Inflamatus, a section of the Stabat Mater (1841) by Rossini.

[5] Der Erlkönig, the Inflamatus, and the Sonata Pathétique fit the function of generic dramatic or agitated music used in genre films.

[5][11] The full version of Finale part of "William Tell Overture" would be used in 2008 rhythm game Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor.

Animator historian Greg Ford praised the musical accompaniment to the horse chase,[12] and author Piotr Borowiec describes it as "Probably the funniest cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam".