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