Time of the Preacher Lyrics

It was the time of the preacher
When the story began
And the choice of a lady
And the love of a man

And he loved her so dearly
But he went out of his mind
When she left him for someone
That she left behind

And he cried like a baby
And he screamed like a panther in the middle of the night
And then he saddled his pony
And he went for a ride

And it was the time of the preacher
In the year of 01
Oh, now the preaching′s over
And the lesson's begun