 Well, about the time my daddy went to fight the big war I saw my first pistol in the general store In the general store When I was 13 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 And she really blew up She really blew up And I couldn't understand Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand She really blew up I couldn't understand