About the time that daddy left to fight the great war I saw my first pistol in a general store In a general store, when I was thirteen Probably it was the greatest thing I ever had seen So l asked if I could have it when I was grown up Mama lost her temper, yea she really blew up She really blew up and 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 said the pistol is the devil's right hand
My very first pistol was a cannon ball Colt Shoot as fast as lightning' but she loaded right slow Loaded right slow and soon I found out It can get you into trouble but it can't 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 couldn’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 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 saloon in town Caught a man cheating so I shot the dog down Shot the dog down, I watched the man fall Never touched his holster, never had a chance at all They caught me in the morning and they dragged me out of bed Asked me how I plead, not guilty I said Not guilty I said, you've 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 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