Sheriff Sam
I's havin' a drink on Saturday night
Big Joe Hooker tried to start a fight
Now Joe was drunk and he was tough to beat
Stood six foot five in his stockin' feet
Joe laughed out loud and pulled a knife
He told everyone he's gonna take my life
He's too big to fight so I turn and ran
And I bumped right into sheriff Sam
Sheriff told Joe to go on home
Sober up and leave the bottle alone
But big Joe laughed he was a mean mean man
And I started to pray for sheriff Sam
Now ole Sam's hair was gettin' gray
And I begged the sheriff to turn away
But he just looked at me with an easy grin
Said he was sheriff and he'd run Joe in
Well Hooker made a swing with that deadly knife
But Sam he just stepped aside
And Hooker hit the floor and there he stayed
Cause Sam hit him with a blow that shook the whole place
When it was all over I could hardly believe
That it was big Joe down there on his knees
Cause I thought Joe was a mighty rough man
But he don't hold a candle to sheriff Sam
Now ole Sam's been our sheriff for thirty years
I'm his deputy now and mighty glad he's here
When he needs some help well I give him a hand
But they don't make 'em anymore like sheriff Sam
Xerife Sam
Eu tava tomando uma bebida no sábado à noite
O Big Joe Hooker tentou arrumar briga
Agora, Joe tava bêbado e era difícil de vencer
Medi seis pés e cinco polegadas descalço
Joe riu alto e puxou uma faca
Disse pra todo mundo que ia acabar com a minha vida
Ele era grande demais pra brigar, então eu virei e corri
E acabei esbarrando no xerife Sam
O xerife disse pro Joe ir pra casa
Se recuperar e deixar a bebida de lado
Mas o Big Joe riu, ele era um cara muito mau
E eu comecei a rezar pelo xerife Sam
Agora, o velho Sam já tava com os cabelos grisalhos
E eu implorei pro xerife se afastar
Mas ele só me olhou com um sorriso tranquilo
Disse que era xerife e que ia prender o Joe
Bem, o Hooker fez um movimento com aquela faca mortal
Mas o Sam só deu um passo pra lado
E o Hooker caiu no chão e ficou lá
Porque o Sam deu um golpe que sacudiu o lugar todo
Quando tudo acabou, eu mal podia acreditar
Que era o Big Joe lá embaixo de joelhos
Porque eu achava que Joe era um cara bem durão
Mas ele não chega nem perto do xerife Sam
Agora, o velho Sam é nosso xerife há trinta anos
Eu sou seu vice agora e tô muito feliz que ele tá aqui
Quando ele precisa de ajuda, eu dou uma mão
Mas não fazem mais como o xerife Sam.