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The Devil's Right Hand
8,549
Country
The Devil's Right Hand was released on January 1, 1985 by MCA Nashville as a part of the album Will the Wolf Survive?
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1985
LabelMCA Nashville
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM123

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Earle
Steve Earle
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Producer
Jimmy Bowen
Jimmy Bowen
Producer

Lyrics

About the time my daddy left to fight the big 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 had seen
So I asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
Yes, she really blew up, she didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightning but it loads a mite slow
It loads a mite slow and soon I found out
It'll get you into trouble but it can't get you out
About a year later got a Colt .45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
I never knew why, I didn't understand
'Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
I got into a card game in a Cumberland town
Caught a miner cheating so I shot the dog down
Shot the dog down and watched the man fall
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
The trial was in the morning and they brought me out of bed
Asked me how I plead it, "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
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
Written by: Steve Earle
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