Time of the Preacher Lyrics

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 behind
And 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 ride
It was the time of the preacher in the year of '01 Now the preachin' is over and the lesson's begun