The Devil's Right Hand

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Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson (pronounced /wɪli nɛlsən /; born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed at the end of the 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. more »


Year:
1999
3:12
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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 
 
(Willie Nelson) 
 So I asked if I could have one some day 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 
 
[Chorus (All together)] 
 The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand 
 Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand 
 
(Kris Kristofferson) 
 My very first pistol was a cap and ball colt 
 Shoots as fast as lightin' but it loads a mighty slow 
 Loads a mighty slow and soon I found out 
 It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out 
 
(Waylon Jennings) 
 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 
 Well I got into a card game in a company town 
 Caught a miner cheating I shot the dog down 
 Shot the dog down, 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 
 
(Repeat chorus...)

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Written by: STEPHEN F. (FAIN) EARLE

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