'Bout the peace down in the valley like there never was before
And all across the mountain you could hear the children singin'
And all across the mountain you could hear the children singin'
A tattered old black bible and a loaded 44
The Reverend had a special way for healin' wicked sinners
The Reverend had a special way of healin' wicked sinners
The lawman Reverend Brown was the sheriff of Pitman County
He only had to shoot a few to save a whole lot more
But he didn't stand a chance against the lawman Reverend Brown
It was heaven, it was prison or the loaded 44
'Bout the peace down in the valley like there never was before
I don't know where he came from but I do know where he gone
He only had to shoot a few to save a whole lot more
'Bout the peace down in the valley like there never was before
The kind of fire he lit in me to help me see the light
His hair was long and black like the dusty suit he wore
And all across the mountain you could hear the children singin'
Uncle Chester he was big, he was mean and even vicious
And to keep a home fire burnin' for the ones lost in the night
The lawman helped the Reverend when he taught the old time gospel
In the pockets of his coat were the tools of his profession
He's gone to meet his maker and to guard the masters thrown
The Reverend had a special way of healin' wicked sinners
