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[Verse 1]
About the time my daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general store
The general store, when I was thirteen
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
I asked if I could have one some day when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
She really blew up and I didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
[Chorus]
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
[Verse 2]
My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoots like lighting but it loads a-might slow
Loads a-might slow and soon I found out
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out
[Waylon Jennings]
So then I went and bought myself 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
[Chorus]
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
[Chorus]
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 3]
I got into a card game in a Cumberland town
Caught a miner cheating and I shot the dog down
[Willie Nelson]
Shot the dog down, watched the man fall
Never touched his holster never had a chance to draw
[Kris Kristofferson]
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, "you've got the wrong man"
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand
[Chorus]
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
[Outro]
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
The Devil’s Right Hand was written by Steve Earle.
The Devil’s Right Hand was produced by Don Was.
The Highwaymen released The Devil’s Right Hand on Tue Apr 04 1995.