Steve Earle - The Devil's Right Hand Lyrics
About the time that daddy left to fight the big warI saw my first pistol in the general storeIn the general store, when I was thirteenThought it was the finest thing I ever had seenSo l asked if I could have one someday when I grew upMama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew upShe really blew up and I didnt understandMama said the pistol is the devils right handThe devils right hand, the devils right handMama said the pistol is the devils right handMy very first pistol was a cap and ball coltShoot as fast as lightnin but it loads a mite slowLoads a mite slow and soon I found outIt can get you into trouble but it cant get you outSo then I went and bought myself a colt 45Called a peacemaker but I never knew whyNever knew why, I didnt understandCause mama said the pistol is the devils right handWell I get into a card game in a company townCaught a miner cheating I shot the dog downShot the dog down, watched the man fallNever touched his holster, never had a chance to drawThe trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bedAsked me how I pleaded, not guilty I saidNot guilty I said, youve got the wrong manNothing touched the trigger but the devils right hand
