(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).