[Verse 1] I wore my trench and my badge that night At the edge of the woods, where the map runs white Got a name in my book and a hunch in my head A beast on the loose and the town half-dead I took my Colt from the glove-box tray Six silver bullets, and I'm here to slay He left deep prints by the butcher’s stall Big hand print on a brick wall [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the moon kept climbing Slow and round I heard one howl then I heard midnight chiming [Chorus] Rise, moon, rise I’m not backing down Rise, moon, rise I’ll chase you all over town Six silver bullets And a steady hand Rise, moon, rise I’m the law in this land [Verse 2] He wore a man’s smile and a wolf’s red grin With a coat soaked wet with sin I tailed him past the betting room Where the smoke hung thick in the gloom He split for the alley by the old train shed I caught his shadow where the lamplight bled Then the beast turned back with a hungry stare And I said, “mack, you picked the wrong night to care' [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the moon kept climbing High and bright I snapped the gate And I stepped to the fight [Chorus] Rise, moon, rise I’m not backing down Rise, moon, rise I’ll chase you all over this town Six silver bullets And a steady hand Rise, moon, rise I’m the law in this land [Bridge] Now the whole room’s gasping Now the floor goes still He’s got claws for dancing But I’ve got the will One for the shadow One for the bite One for the warning And three for the night [Chorus] Rise, moon, rise I’m not backing down Rise, moon, rise I’ll chase you all over town Six silver bullets And a steady hand Rise, moon, rise I’m the law in this land
