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About the time that Daddy went to fight the great 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 did seen

So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she nearly blew up
She nearly 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
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand

My first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoots as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow
It loads a mite slow, you can shoot a man down
It'll get you into trouble but it can't get you out

My next pistol was a Colt 45
Out was 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
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 and I shot the dog down
I shot the dog down, watched the man fall
He never reached his holster, never had a chance to draw

The trial was in the morning and they took me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
The hand that pulled the trigger was the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
The hand that pulled the trigger was the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
The hand that pulled the trigger was the devil's right hand

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from The "Dog Show Sessions" Live, released February 1, 2023

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Show of Hands are an English acoustic roots/folk duo formed in 1986 by singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and composer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. Joined by singer and double-bassist Miranda Sykes in 2004, and percussionist Cormac Byrne in 2019, Show of Hands continue to perform as a duo as well as in the four-piece band format. ... more

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