The Devil's Right Hand

About the time my Daddy left to fight the big war

Saw my first pistol in the general store

In the general store, when I was thirteen

Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen

Asked if I could have one someday when I grew up

Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up

She really blew up, I didn't understand

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

My very first pistol was a cap-and-ball Colt

Shoot as fast as lightning but she loads a mite slow

Loads a mite slow, I soon found out

It'll get you into trouble but it can't get ya out

So then I went and bought a Colt 45

Called a Peacemaker but I never knew why

I never knew why, I didn't understand

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

Well, I got into a card game in a company town

Caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down

Shot the dog down, I watched the man fall

Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw

The trial was in the morning and they drug me outta bed

Asked me how I pleaded, "Not guilty", I said

"Not guilty" I said, "You got the wrong man

Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand"

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand

Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

My mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand