In the fields of the lord   Stood abel and cain   Cain slew abel 'neath the black rain   At night he couldn't stand the guilt or the blame   So he gave it a name   So he gave it a name   So he gave it a name      Billy got drunk, angry at his wife   He hit her once, he hit her twice   At night he'd lie in bed, he couldn't stand the shame   So he gave it a name   So he gave it a name   So he gave it a name      Pa told me "son, one thing I know is true   Poison snake bites you, you're poison too"*   At night I can feel that poison runnin' 'round my veins