There are several songs by and about Barney that add to his legend. Here are two he wrote, and some others you may recall:
"The Ballad of Andy and Barney" or "The Gangster's Mistake"[]
(Sung to the melody of "Frankie and Johnny")
Andy and Barney were lawmen.
Bravest you ever did see.
Warned every crook in the record book to stay out of Mayberry.
They were the law (Yes, they were the law),
And they didn't know fear.
Pretty Boy Floyd come a ridin',
Dillinger, too, big as life. They weren't alone.
There was Al Capone and in back was Mack the Knife.
They were the law (Yes, they were the law).
"Oh, My Darin' Barney Fife"[]
(Sung to the melody of "Oh, My Darlin' Clementine")
(Barney sings)...
In a jailhouse down in Dixie fighting crime and risking life
live the sheriff and his buddy pistol packing Barney Fife
oh my darin' oh my darin' 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-dickie, now their locked up in the tank
(then Andy sings)...
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.
In a jailhouse down in Dixie
Fighting crime and risking life
Dwelt the Sheriff and his buddy
Pistol packin’ Barney Fife
Oh my darin' oh my darin'
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-dickie
Now their locked up in the tank
(then Andy sings)...
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.
A small ditty written about Barney on the bank wall[]
There once was a deputy named Fife,
He carried a gun and a knife,
The gun was all dusty,
And the knife was all rusty,
Because he never caught a crook in his life.
Barney's tribute to Juanita[]
Juanita, Juanita
Lovely, dear Juanita
From your head down to your feet,
There's nothing half so sweet,
As Juanita, Juanita, Juanita.
Oh, there are things of wonder,
Of which men like to sing.
There are pretty sunsets and birds upon the wing,
But of the joys of nature,
None truly can compare,
With Juanita, Juanita, she of beauty beyond compare.
Juanita, Juanita, love dear Juanit.