When Liberty Valance rode to town,
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide.
When Liberty Valance walked around,
The men would step aside.
'Cause 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.
'Cause 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,
Where 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,
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/PYACThat fateful night, aww, 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,
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.

(THE MAN WHO SHOT) LIBERTY VALANCE1
Written by: Bert Bacharach & Hal David-1962
Performed by: Gene Pitney2-1962
Appears on: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (45 RPM)-1962, Only Love Can
Break A Heart-1963, Gene Pitney Sings Bacharach & Others-1967, The Very Best
of Gene Pitney-20023, Masters-2003, The Very Best of Gene Pitney-2005,
Superstar Series-2006, Legend-2008, et al.

1This song, despite its name, was NOT used in the movie, The Man Who Shot
Liberty Valance, which was released in April of 1962, starring John Wayne
and Jimmy Stewart.

2Covered by: Burt Bacharach, Greg Kihn, Goeff Love, James Taylor, The
Royal Guardsmen, et al.

3Transcribed from the track on this album.