the devil是right hand
About the time my Daddy left to fight the big war
Saw my first pistol in a general store
In the general store, when I was thirteen
I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
She really blew up, she didnt understand
Mama said the pistol was the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Mama said the pistol was the devils right hand
My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin but it loads a mite slow
Loads a mite slow and soon I found out
It will get you into trouble but it cant get you out
Bout a year later got a Colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
Never knew why, I didnt understand
Mama said the pistol is the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Mama said the pistol was the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Mama said the pistol was the devils right hand
Got into a card game in a crumbling town
Caught a miner cheating so I shoot the dog down
Shoot the dog down, watched the man fall
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
Not guilty I said, youve got the wrong man
Nothing touched the pistol but the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Nothing touched the trigger but the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Mama said the pistol was the devils right hand