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Artist : Steve Earle
Song : The Devil's Right Hand

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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 didn't understand, Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

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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, Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

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The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

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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, you've got the wrong man, Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

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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

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

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Steve Earle - 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 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 Cause 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, 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, you've got the wrong man Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

Steve Earle - The Devil's Right Hand
From "To Hell and Back" (1996)

The Devil's Right Hand - Steve Earle
2008 Philadelphia Folk Festival

Steve Earle The Devil's Right Hand Lyrics Included Festival of Friends Hamilton 08
Steve Earle The Devil's Right Hand Festival of Friends Hamilton 08 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 I 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 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 says the pistol is the devil's right hand Me very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt Shoots as fast as lightnin' 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 So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45 Called a peacemaker but I never knew why I never knew why, I didn't understand Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand Got into a card game in a company town I caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down I shot the dog down, I watched the man fall He 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, 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 says the pistol is the devil's right hand The devil's right ...

Steve Earle intro to Devil's Right Hand song - lyrics
Steve Earle comes out on encore in his "Townes Van Zandt" tour playing in New Braunfels, Tx. June 20, 2009 and talks about gun-control and raising a "out-of-control" fourteen year-old son. 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 I 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 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 says the pistol is the devil's right hand Me very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt Shoots as fast as lightnin' 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 So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45 Called a peacemaker but I never knew why I never knew why, I didn't understand Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand Got into a card game in a company town I caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down I shot the dog down, I watched the man fall He 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, you've got the wrong man Nothing touched the ...