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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Earle
Vocals
K. Custer
Drums
Kelly Looney
Bass Guitar
Ken Moore
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Earle
Songwriter
Garry Tallent
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Earle
Producer
Joe Hardy
Mixing Engineer
Tony Brown
Producer
Lyrics
About the time that 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 says the pistol is the devil's right hand
My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin' 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 you out
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 says the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
I got into a card game in a company town
I caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down
I 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 out of 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 says the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
Writer(s): Stephen F. (fain) Earle
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