It was the time of the preacher When the story began With 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'd left behind He cried like a baby He screamed like a panther in the middle of the night And he saddled his pony and 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 Guitar music