Lawrence Hall: There's an Old Sheriff in Town

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Lawrence Hall

There’s an Old Sheriff in Town

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

Lawrence Hall