My Brother's Keeper
now you've heard the story
of the Garden of Eden
and all about Adam and Eve
but have you heard
the tale of woe
of the boys they conceived
Cain and Able worked real hard
at tending to their jobs
when Adam and Eve
came and said
make a sacrifice to God
a sacrifice to give to him
for all that they have sinned
and if he liked their offering
forgiveness they would win
Now Able was a Shepherd
and he offered God his best
and because of his great sacrifice
God was impressed
Cain was a farmer
and he wanted it all to keep
the only thing he offered God
was a little bit of wheat
God was not won over
with how little he had offered
he said why does your brother give
so much more
to your lord and father
but these words
they angered Cain
and with jealousy he filled
so he took Able to the field
and it was there that he was killed
Cain felt no remorse
for being his brother's reaper
so when God asked
where Able was
he said "am I my brother's keeper"
Able's blood had filled the Earth
and this had angered God
so he sentenced Cain a vagabond
in the land that they called Nod
to forever walk the Earth
and see his brother's face
Cain is still around today
alive within our race
he lurks somewhere deep within
deep inside our soul
waiting to unleash his wrath
and make us feel all his woe
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