Lawman Reverend Brown

I can still recall the day my uncle Chester caught religion



The reverend took him swimmin' and the devil must have drown



Uncle Chester he was big 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 profession



A tattered old black bible and a loaded 44



And all across the mountain you could hear the children singin'



Bout the peace down in the valley like there never was before



The reverend had a special way of healin' 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 gone



He's gone to meet his maker and to guard the masters thrown



And to keep a home fire burnin' 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...