Lyrics:

It was the time of the preacher when the story began
Of the choice of a lady and the love of a man
How he loved her so dearly, he went out of his mind
When she left him for someone that she'd left behind

And he cried like a baby
He screamed like a panther in the middle of the night
And he saddled his pony
And went for a ride

It was the time of the preacher in the year of '01
Now the preaching is over and the lesson's begun

But he could not forgive her, though he tried and he tried and he tried
In the halls of his memory still echoed her lies

He cried like a baby
He screamed like a panther in the middle of the night
And he saddled his pony
And he went for a ride

It was the time of the preacher in the year of '01
Now the lesson is over and the killing's begun

It was the time of the preacher in the year of '01
When you think it's all over, it's only begun