Steve Earle(born January 17, 1955) is a singer-songwriterbest known for his countrymusic and rock 'n roll tinged " alt-country." He is also a published writer, a keen political activist (particularly in protesting against the death penalty in the U.S., as in his song "Ellis Unit One" from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Born in Hampton, Virginia, legend has it that a box of Texas dirt, sent by his grandfather, was brought into the delivery room, so that it could be said that the first soil Earle's feet ever touched was Texan. He moved around the U.S. with his parents, before dropping out of school in the 8th grade and heading to Houston, Texas, to explore a career in music. In 1975, he moved to Nashville and worked as a songwriter.
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Devil’s Right Hand Lyrics
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 didnt understand
Mama said the pistol is the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devils 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
Itll get you into trouble but it cant get you out
So about a year later I bought a colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
I never knew why, I didnt understand
Mama says the pistol is the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devils 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, youve got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger but the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devils right hand
The devils right hand, the devils right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devils right hand