Tom and Jerry are in the middle of it when Tom hears someone singing the tale of a cat who met his unfortunate, painful end chasing a much superior opponent. The song is about underestimating your opponent. Every time Tom stops chasing Jerry, the music stops. When Tom resumes, the music resumes. This back and forth continues until the chase takes Tom right past a Singing Uncle Pecos. Tom skids to a stop causing Uncle Pecos to stop singing. Tom wants to prove the lyrics of Uncle Pecos song wrong, but in the end, Tom's ego proves to everyone, including himself, that he is very much the subject of Uncle Pecos cautionary tale.