Devil`s Right Hand — текст песни (Steve Earle)

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 hand, the devil`s right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil`s right hand