A law book in his hand, a man
The kind of a man the West would need
'Cause the point of a gun
When two men go out to face each other
From the moment a girl gets to be full grown
He was the bravest of them all
The love of a girl can make a man
He shot Liberty Valance
Was the only law that Liberty understood
When it came to shooting, straight and fast
The man who shot Liberty Valance
The very first thing she learns
Where love is free to grow
Many a man would face his gun and many a man would fall
But the point of a gun
He was mighty good
When nothing she said could keep
The men would step aside
Her man from going out to fight
When it came to shooting, straight and fast
Just trying to build a peaceful life
He was mighty good
Was the only law that Liberty understood
He shot Liberty Valance
When the final showdown came to pass
From out of the east a stranger came
He shot Liberty Valance
Only one returns
Everyone heard two shots ring out
To tame a troubled land
Stay on when he should go, stay on
Because the point of a gun
The man who shot Liberty Valance
Return that fateful night, ahh, that night
Alone and afraid she prayed that he'd
He was the bravest of them all
When Liberty Valance walked around
A law book was no good
The man who shot Liberty Valance
Was the only law that Liberty understood
The shot made Liberty fall
