When Liberty Valance came to town Womenfolk would hide, they'd hide When Liberty Valance walked around The men would step aside
Because the point of a gun Was the only law That Liberty understood When it came to shooting Straight and fast Well 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 ease a troubled land
Because the point of a gun Was the only law That Liberty understood When it came to shooting 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
Now the love of a woman Can make a man stay on When he should go, stay on Just trying to build A peaceful life Where love is free to grow
Because the point of a gun Was the only law That Liberty understood When it came to shooting Straight and fast He was mighty good
Alone and afraid She prayed that he'd return That fateful night, that night Nothing she said Could keep her man Going out to fight But the point of a gun Was the only law That Liberty understood When the final showdown Came to pass A law book was no good
Out in the sun 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