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[Verse 1]
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About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war
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I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store when I was thirteen
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Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
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I asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
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Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
Really blew up, I didn't understand
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Mama said,"The pistol is the devil's right hand"
[Chorus]
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The devil's right hand
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The devil's right hand
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Mama said, "The pistol
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Is the devil's right hand"
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[Verse 2]
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My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightning but she
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loads a mite slow
Loads a mite slow and soon I found out
It can get you into trouble but it
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can't get you out
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So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45
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Called a Peacemaker but I never knew why
Never knew why, I didn't understand
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Mama said, "The pistol is the devil's right hand"
[Chorus]
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The devil's right hand
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The devil's right hand
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Mama said, "The pistol
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Is the devil's right hand"
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The devil's right hand
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The devil's right hand
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Mama said, "The pistol
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Is the devil's right hand"
[Bridge]
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Well I get into a card game in a company town
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Caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down
Shot the dog down, I watched the man fall
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Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
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My trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
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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
[Chorus]
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The devil's right hand
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The devil's right hand
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Nothin' touched the trigger
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But the devil's right hand"
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The devil's right hand
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The devil's right hand
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Mama said, "The pistol
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Is the devil's right hand"
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[Outro]
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My Mama said, "The pistol
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Is the devil's right hand"
