About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general store
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
In the general store, when I was thirteen
She really blew up and I didn't understand

Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
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
Loads a mite slow and soon I found out

Shoot as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow
So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out
Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
Never knew why, I didn't understand
Caught a miner cheating I shot the dog down
Well I get into a card game in a company town

Shot the dog down, watched the man fall
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

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