We thought he would die
in a hail of bullets,
Or forced over a cliff
by a villain’s car,
Or poisoned by one too many
jilted blondes;
But, instead,
he married, had kids,
Retired rich
and grew old.
His memories faded,
but on his death bed
He gasped his last words,
“Expense account total, zero.”
Johnny Dollar was was the star of one of the longest running
radio detective shows ever, “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” (1949-1962, 886 episodes).
Here, courtesy of the Internet Archive, is a sample:
Bluster & Absurdity 
Hi dad this is Aelric. I have listened to Johnny Dollar many times with you.
I enjoy that show. They have compilations of it on YouTube too