Song title: Gave it a name
Gave it a name
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”[1]
At night I can feel that poison runnin’ ‘round my veins Notes:
It is the only track recorded appositely for Tracks
[1] Pete Dexter, Paris Trout. These quote also appear in The big muddy
Published on the following official releases:
Never played in regular set.
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The TRACKS studio out-take collection included for the first (official) time this song.
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