When Liberty Valance rode to town, the womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
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When Liberty Valance walked around, the men would step aside
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'Cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
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When it came to shootin' straight and fast, he was mighty good
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From out of the east a stranger came, a law book in his hand, a man
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The kind of a man the West would need to tame a troubled land
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'Cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
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When it came to shootin' straight and fast, he was mighty good
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Many a man would face his gun, and many a man would fall
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The man who shot Liberty Valance
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He shot Liberty Valance
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He was the bravest of them all
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The love of a girl can make a man stay on when he should go, stay on
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Just tryin' to build a peaceful life where love is free to grow
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But the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
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When the final showdown came at last, a law book was no good
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Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd return that fateful night, aw, that night
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When nothin' she said could keep her man from goin' out to fight
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From the moment a girl gets to be full-grown, the very first thing she learns
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When two men go out to face each other, only one returns
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Everyone heard two shots ring out, one shot made Liberty fall
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The man who shot Liberty Valance
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He shot Liberty Valance
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He was the bravest of them all
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The man who shot Liberty Valance
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He shot Liberty Valance
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He was the bravest of them all
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(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
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| Gene Pitney |
