How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Blazing Saddles.
Quote #1
CHORUS: And all at once the trouble started/ A pack of murderers and thieves/ Like swarms of locusts they descended/ Their aim to make the townsfolk flee.
In case we couldn't tell from all the violent footage, the movie's chorus kicks in and sings about how the town of Rock Ridge gets attacked by a bunch of horrible men on horses. Of course, this is all part of Hedley Lamarr's plan to clear the way for his railroad.
Quote #2
REVEREND: Well, I don't have to tell you good folks what has been happening here in our beloved little town. Sheriff murdered, crops burned, stores looted, people stampeded…
When the first wave of attacks has died down in Rock Ridge, the townsfolk get together in the local church to discuss whether they should flee the town or stick it out. The reverend thinks they'd all be insane to stay after what's happened, and to back up his point he gives a laundry list of all the horrible violent stuff that's happened.
Quote #3
TELEGRAM: Sheriff murdered. Church meeting bombed. Reign of terror must cease.
When the people of Rock Ridge have had enough, they send a telegram to the governor asking him to send them a new sheriff. Of course, the reason they need a new sheriff is because the last one was murdered in the recent wave of attacks. But that might be something they want to keep on the down low when they recruit someone new.