The Devils' Right Hand

About the time that Daddy went to fight the great war

I saw my first pistol in the general store

In the general store, when I was thirteen

I thought it was the finest thing I ever did seen

So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up

Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she nearly blew up

She nearly blew up, and she didn't understand

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devils' right hand, the devils' right hand

Mama says the pistol is the devils' right hand

The devils' right hand, the devils' right hand

Mama says the pistol is the devils' right hand

My first pistol was a cap and ball Colt

Shoots as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow

It loads a mite slow, you can shoot a man down

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

My next pistol was a Colt 45

Out was called a peacemaker but I never knew why

I never knew why, I didn't understand

Mama says the pistol is the devils' right hand

The devils' right hand, the devils' right hand

Mama says the pistol is the devils' right hand

The devils' right hand, the devils' right hand

Mama says the pistol is the devils' right hand

Got into a card game in a company town

I caught a miner cheating and I shot the dog down

I shot the dog down, watched the man fall

He never reached his holster, never had a chance to draw

The trial was in the morning and they took me out of bed

Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said

Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man

The hand that pulled the trigger was the devils' right hand

The devils' right hand, the devils' right hand

The hand that pulled the trigger was the devils' right hand

The devils' right hand, the devils' right hand

The hand that pulled the trigger was the devils' right hand