The Sheriff by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Sheriff by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

The Sheriff

Emerson, Lake & Palmer * Track #5 On Trilogy

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The Sheriff by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Release Date
Thu Jul 06 1972
Produced by
Greg Lake
Writed by
Keith Emerson & Greg Lake
About

During the opening drum solo, Carl Palmer accidentally hits the rim of his tom-tom with a drumstick. He can be heard responding with the word “Shit!” when listening carefully. It ends with a honky tonk-type piano solo with Palmer playing woodblocks

The Sheriff Lyrics

[Intro]
Shit

[Verse 1]
Big kid Josie rode away
In the sunset-covered sky
A lynchin' mob had strung his friend up
Right before his eyes
He didn't know what they'd both done
He sure as hell would end up hung
Or have to notch the sheriff's gun
If he didn't move on
Get out of here

[Verse 2]
The sheriff followed Josie's trail
From Kansas City west
He said he'd put a bullet right
Through poor old Josie's chest
But Josie wasn't like the rest
He don't like bullet holes in his vest
In fact he'd do his very best
Don't want any arrest
Don't want to be the guest
Of the sheriff

[Bridge]
The nights got so damn cold
He couldn't stand the pace
He looked again for sheriff's men
But couldn't see a trace
Josie found a nice, warm place
But then the sheriff solved the case
Poked a gun in Josie's face
And said, 'Lookie here...'

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Sheriff rode him into town
With Josie lookin' sad
He didn't know about the six-gun
Big kid Josie had
Then Josie drew his gun real fast
Gave the sheriff one big blast
Now Josie runs the town at last
A legend from the past
Nobody ever messed with the sheriff

[Instrumental Outro]

The Sheriff Q&A

Who wrote The Sheriff's ?

The Sheriff was written by Keith Emerson & Greg Lake.

Who produced The Sheriff's ?

The Sheriff was produced by Greg Lake.

When did Emerson, Lake & Palmer release The Sheriff?

Emerson, Lake & Palmer released The Sheriff on Thu Jul 06 1972.

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