Steve Earle - The Devil's Right Hand download song

Song Lyrics

never knew why
mama dropped a dozen eggs
It can get you into trouble but it can t get you out, so then i went and bought myself a colt 45
Shot the dog down, is the devil s right hand, in the general store when i was thirteen
Shot the dog down, i watched the man fall, not guilty i said
Well i get into a card game in a company town, i saw my first pistol in the general store

My very first pistol was a cap and ball colt, i asked if i could have one someday when i grew up
Thought it was the finest thing i ever had seen, is the devil s right hand
i didn t understand
Shoot as fast as lightning but she loads a mite slow, caught a miner cheating, she really blew up
i shot the dog down
My mama said, about the time that daddy left to fight the big war, the pistol is the devil s right hand

My very first pistol was a cap and ball colt, shot the dog down
in the general store when i was thirteen
I didn t understand, never knew why
is the devil s right hand
You ve got the wrong man, i saw my first pistol in the general store
My very first pistol was a cap and ball colt, asked me how i pleaded

In the general store when i was thirteen, my mama said
Is the devil s right hand, really blew up Hand, asked me how i pleaded
Is the devil s right hand, nothing touched the trigger but the devil s right hand
i didn t understand
thought it was the finest thing i ever had seen
She really blew up, my mama said

You ve got the wrong man, thought it was the finest thing i ever had seen, i shot the dog down
My trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed, she really blew up, nothing touched the trigger but the devil s right hand
So then i went and bought myself a colt 45, never had a chance to draw, never had a chance to draw
I saw my first pistol in the general store, my trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
i watched the man fall
i watched the man fall

So then i went and bought myself a colt 45, you ve got the wrong man
It can get you into trouble but it can t get you out, never touched his holster
Is the devil s right hand, is the devil s right hand Devil's, my mama said
Called a peacemaker but i never knew why, the pistol is the devil s right hand
well i get into a card game in a company town
I shot the dog down, never touched his holster, in the general store when i was thirteen

Really blew up, mama said, the pistol is the devil s right hand
I didn t understand, caught a miner cheating
The devil s right hand, my trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
I shot the dog down, called a peacemaker but i never knew why, caught a miner cheating
never had a chance to draw
Shot the dog down, i shot the dog down, my mama said

The devil s right hand, my trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed, my mama said
I saw my first pistol in the general store, i asked if i could have one someday when i grew up
Mama said, the pistol is the devil s right hand, never touched his holster
in the general store when i was thirteen
I didn t understand, really blew up
Really blew up, the devil s right hand

Asked me how i pleaded, the pistol is the devil s right hand
The devil s right hand, asked me how i pleaded, thought it was the finest thing i ever had seen
My very first pistol was a cap and ball colt, the devil s right hand, about the time that daddy left to fight the big war
It can get you into trouble but it can t get you out, is the devil s right hand