When Liberty Valance road to town, br The women folk would hide, they'd hide br When Liberty Valance walked around, br The men would step aside br br 'Cause the point of a gun was the only law br That Liberty understood br When it came to shooting straight and fast br He was mighty good br br From out of the East, br A stranger came, br A lawbook in his hand, oh man br That kind of a man br The West would need br To tame a troubled land br br 'Cause the point of a gun was the only law br That Liberty understood br When it came to shooting straight and fast br He was mighty good br br Many young men would face his gun, br And many young men would fall, br The man who shot Liberty Valance br He shot Liberty Valance br He was the bravest of them all br br The love of a girl can make a man br Stay on when he should go, stay on br Just trying to build br A peaceful life where love is freee to grow br br But the point of a gun was the only law br That Liberty understood br When the final showdown came out last br A lawbook was no good br br Alone and afraid, she praid that he'd return that faithfull night, oh that night br When nothing she said br Could keep her man from going out to fight br When the moment a girl gets to be fullgrown br The very first thing she learn br When two men go out to face each other br Only one return br br Everyone heard two shots ring out, br One shot made Liberty fall br The man who shot Liberty Valance br He shot Liberty Valance br He was the bravest of them all (x2)