Time of the Preacher

It was the time of the preacher when the story began

Of the choice of a lady and the love of a man

How he loved her so dearly he went out of his mind

When she left him for someone she left behindAnd he cried like a baby

He screamed like a panther in the middle of the night

And he saddled his pony he went for a rideIt was the time of the preacher in the year of '01

Now the preachin' is over and the lesson's begun