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There's an Old Sheriff in Town

by lawrence-hall

In Technicolor! This evening I ordered the twenty-first century to shut up And caught the time machine to dusty Diablo A corrupt city government, an outlaw gang And soft-spoken Audie Murphy to set things right: You’re new in town, aren’t you? I came to find out who did the killing Somebody’s running off our herd! He’s out for revenge and headed straight for Boot Hill. If I was smart, I’d shoot you right now. You still got a deputy named O’Mara around here? That's the trouble. He kissed me good night... and I liked it You trying to make yourself a reputation? Maybe you're turning into a human being I don’t hand out tin stars as licenses for murder He only stole one horse, didn’t he? You go through those swinging doors and you’ll be dead I’ll take good care of him, doctor You going to be hanging around Diablo for a while? You going to be hanging around Diablo for a while? Yep – all Saturday afternoon, with popcorn and a soda Lines from Ride Clear of Diablo, Universal International, 1954
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There’s an Old Sheriff in Town

6 June 2026

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