gene pitney
(the man who shot) liberty valance
When Liberty Valance rode to town The women folk 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 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 trying 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 that fateful night, ah, that night When nothing she said could keep her man  From going 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 One 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