When Liberty Valance came to town
Womenfolk 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 shooting
Straight and fast
Well 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 ease a troubled land

Because the point of a gun
Was the only law
That Liberty understood
When it came to shooting
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

Now the love of a woman
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

Because the point of a gun
Was the only law
That Liberty understood
When it came to shooting
Straight and fast
He was mighty good

Alone and afraid
She prayed that he'd return
That fateful night, that night
Nothing she said
Could keep her man
Going out to fight
But the point of a gun
Was the only law
That Liberty understood
When the final showdown
Came to pass
A law book was no good

Out in the sun 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