Barney Fife, played by Don Knotts in The Andy Griffith Show, is known for being sensitive, wiry, and high strung. He always took his job seriously as Mayberry County Deputy Sheriff even though he was only allowed to carry one bullet in his shirt pocket.
"Oh, My Darin' Barney Fife"
(Sung to the melody of "Oh, My Darlin' Clementine") (Season 2, Episode 7, “Crime-Free Mayberry”)
In a jailhouse, down in Dixie, fightin' crime and riskin' life,
Dwelled a sheriff and his buddy, pistol-packing Barney Fife.
Oh, my darin', oh, my darnin' oh, my darin' Barney Fife.
He's a deadly crime-stopper, what a copper Barney Fife.
Then one day there come a-ridin' two bad men to rob a bank.
But Fife was tricky, a dead-eye dickey. Now they're locked up in the tank.
(Andy added the following)
Oh, my Barney, oh, my Barney, had a jail and couldn't lock it.
Had one bullet for his pistol, had to keep it in his pocket
Fun Fact: Don Knotts’ first name is Jesse. (b. July 21, 1924 d. February 24, 2006)