Devil`s Right Hand — текст песни (Johnny Cash)

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 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
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 i soon 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
Never knew why, I didn`t understand
Cause 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, watched the dog 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
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
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil`s right hand