When Liberty Valance
rode to town
the women folk
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 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
Because 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
When 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 he'd return
that fateful night
Ah 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 returns
Everyone heard
two shots ring out
One shot made Liberty fall
The man who shot
Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
He was the greatest of them all
The man who shot
Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
He was the greatest of them all