When Liberty Valance rode to town
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
When Liberty Valance walked around
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law
When it came to shooting straight and fast
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
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law
When it came to shooting straight and fast
Many a man would face his gun
And many a man would fall
The man who 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 trying to build a peaceful life
Where love is free to grow
But the point of a gun was the only law
When the final showdown came at last
Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd
Return that fateful night, oh that night
When nothing she said could keep her man
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
Everyone heard two shots ring out
One shot made Liberty fall
The man who shot Liberty Valence
He was the bravest of them all
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all