Devil's Right Hand
Cash Johnny
Devil's Right Hand
Well, 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
I asked if I could have one when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew
She really blew up, and she didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
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 can get you into trouble but it can't get you out
So about a year later I bought myself a Colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I didn't know why
I never knew why, I didn't understand
Cause mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
I didn't 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
I got into a card game in a company town
I caught a miner cheating, then shot the dog down
Shot the dog down, I 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
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