"Liberty Valance, The" by Gene Pitney

When Liberty Valance rode to town the womenfolk would hide,
theyd hide
When Liberty Valance walked around the men would step aside
cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty
understood
When it came to shootin straight and fast---he was mighty
good.

From out of the East a stranger came, a law book in his
hand, a man
The kind of a man the West would need to tame a troubled
land
cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty
understood
When it came to shootin straight and fast---he was mighty
good.

Many a man would face his gun and many a man would fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.

The love of a girl can make a man stay on when he should go,
stay on
Just tryin to build a peaceful life where love is free to
grow
But the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty
understood
When the final showdown came at last, a law book was no
good.

Alone and afraid she prayed that hed return that fateful
night, aww that night
When nothin she said could keep her man from goin out to
fight
From the moment a girl gets to be full-grown the very first
thing she learns
When two men go out to face each other only one retur-r-r-ns

Everyone heard two shots ring out, a shot made Liberty fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.

The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.