When Liberty Valance rode to town, town
The womenfolk women folk would hide, they'd hide. hide
When Liberty Valance walked around, around
The men would step aside. aside
'Cause
Because the point of a gun was
Was the only law,
That law that Liberty understood. understood
When it came to shootin' shooting, straight and fast, fast
He was mighty good. good

From out of the East east a stranger came, came
A law book in his hand, a man. man
The kind of a man the West would need, need
To tame a troubled land. land

'Cause the point of a gun was
Was the only law,
That law that Liberty understood. understood
When it came to shootin' shooting, straight and fast, fast
He was mighty good. good

Many a man would face his gun,
And gun and many a man would fall. fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance, Valance
He shot Liberty Valance, Valance
He was the bravest of them all. all

The love of a girl can make a man stay on,
WhenStay on when he should go, stay on. on
Just tryin' trying to build a peaceful life, life
Where love is free to grow. grow

But the point of a gun was
Was the only law,
That law that Liberty understood. understood
When the final showdown came at last, to pass
A law book was no good. good

Alone and afraid she prayed that he'd return,
ThatReturn that fateful night, aww, ahh, that night. night
When nothin' nothing she said could keep her man,
From goin'Her man from going out to fight. fight

From the moment a girl gets to be full-grown, full grown
The very first thing she learns, learns
When two men go out to face each other, other
Only one returns. returns

Everyone heard two shots ring out, out
AThe shot made Liberty fall. fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance, Valance
He shot Liberty Valance, Valance
He was the bravest of them all. all

The man who shot Liberty Valance, Valance
He shot Liberty Valance, Valance
He was the bravest of them all.

[(THE MAN WHO SHOT) LIBERTY VALANCE[1]]
[Written by: Bert Bacharach & Hal David-1962]
[Performed by: Gene Pitney[2]-1962]
[Appears on: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (B-side: "Take It Like a
Man" 45 RPM)-1962, Only Love Can Break A Heart-1963, Gene Pitney Sings
Bacharach & Others-1967, The Very Best of Gene Pitney-2002[3],
Masters-2003, The Very Best of Gene Pitney-2005, Superstar Series-2006,
Legend-2008, et al.]

[1]This 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.]

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

[3]Transcribed from the track on this album.] all