Devil's Right Hand Lyrics - Waylon Jennings

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 

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

Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up 

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 said,"The pistol 

Is the devil's 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 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 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" 

The devil's right hand 

The devil's right hand 

Mama said, "The pistol 

Is the devil's 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, I watched the man fall 

Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw 

The trial was in the morning and they [Incomprehensible] me out of bed 

Asked me how I pleaded, "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 

Nothing touched the trigger 

But the devil's right hand 

My Mama said,"The pistol 

Is the devil's right hand" 

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