Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Devil's Right Hand , by - Steve Earle. Release date: 31.12.2005
Song language: English
The Devil's Right Hand |
| About the time that daddy left to fight the big war |
| I 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 |
| So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up She really blew up and I didnt understand |
| Mama said the pistol is the devils right hand |
| The devils right hand, the devils right hand |
| Mama said the pistol is the devils right hand |
| My very first pistol was a cap and ball colt |
| Shoot as fast as lightnin but it loads a mite slow |
| Loads a mite slow and soon I found out |
| It can get you into trouble but it cant get you out |
| So then I went and bought myself a colt 45 |
| Called a peacemaker but I never knew why |
| Never knew why, I didnt understand |
| Cause mama said the pistol is the devils right hand |
| Well I get into a card game in a company town |
| Caught a miner cheating I shot the dog down |
| Shot the dog down, 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, youve got the wrong man |
| Nothing touched the trigger but the devils right hand |