The Lawman Reverend

I can still recall the day my Uncle Chester caught religion
The reverend took him swimming, and the devil must've drown
Uncle Chester, he was big, he was mean, and even vicious
But he didn't stand a chance against the lawman Reverend Brown

The lawman Reverend Brown was the sheriff of Pitman County
His hair was long and black like the dusty suit he wore
In the pockets of his coat, were the tools of his professions
A tattered old black bible and a loaded .44

And all across the mountain, you could hear the children singing
'Bout the peace down in the valley like there never was before
The reverend had a special way for healing wicked sinners
He only had to shoot a few to save a whole lot more

I don't know where he came from, but I do know where he's gone
He's gone to meet his maker and to guard the master's throne
And to keep a home fire burning for the ones lost in the night
The kind of fire he lit in me to help me see the light

And all across the mountain, you could hear the children singing
'Bout the peace down in the valley like there never was before
The reverend had a special way for healing wicked sinners
He only had to shoot a few to save a whole lot more

The lawman helped the reverend when he taught the old time gospel
It was Heaven, it was prison, oh, the loaded .44

All across the mountain, you could hear the children singing
'Bout the peace down in the valley like there never was before
The reverend had a special way for healing wicked sinners
He only had to shoot a few to save a whole lot more