[Mr. Tender]
Tear the roots up from the floor
Board and tar against the door

[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
Murder!

[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
Murder!

[Mister Storm]
Sink the tooth into the wood
Still the horses with a hood

[Mister Tender]
Murder!

[Mister Storm]
Murder!
[Mister Tender]
Murder!

[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
Raise the book and cast the oil
Fingers in the father's soil

[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
Murder!

[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
Murder!

[Mister Tender and Mister Storm]
Murder be thy name!
Out! Out!
Murder be thy name!
[Mister Storm]
When the lung fills up with straw
(Chorus: Murder! Murder! Murder! Murder!)
Cut the wire from the jaw!

[Mister Tender]
Murder!

[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
Murder!

[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
When the eye reflects the moon
(Chorus: Murder! Murder! Murder! Murder!)
Hold the tongue down with a spoon!

[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
Murder!
[Mister Storm]
Murder!

[Mister Tender]
Murder!

Mister Tender and Mister Storm:
When the the throat spills in the pole
[Chorus: Murder! Murder! Murder! Murder!]
Pry the altar from the hole!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder be thy name!
Out! Out!
Murder be thy name!

[Chorus: Who—oa! (x4)]

Mister Tender and Mister Storm:
I scratch the deed upon the nail
[Chorus: I scratch the deed upon the nail!]
And wring the dye into the pail!
[Chorus: Murder! Murder! Murder! Murder!]
I seal the fault upon the skin
[Chorus: I seal the fault upon the skin!]
And carry on our brother's sin!
[Chorus: Murder! Murder! Murder! Murder!]
I trace the blood upon the hoof!
[Chorus: I trace the blood upon the hoof!]
And drag the chains to split the roof!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder be thy name!
Out! Out!
Murder by thy name!
[Chorus: Murder be thy name! Out! Out! Murder by thy name!]

[Mister Tender]
If the spine begins to twist
(Chorus: Murder! Murder!)
Bind the irons to the wrist!
(Chorus: Murder! Murder! Murder! Murder!)

[Mister Storm]
If the gambrels spin and thrash
[Chorus: Murder! Murder!]
Steal your feet into the ash!
[Chorus: Murder! Murder! Murder! Murder!]

[Mister Tender and Mister Storm]
If the mud should gape and moan
[Chorus: Murder! Murder!]
Hold on to the slaughter stone!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder!
Murder be thy name!
Out! Out!
Murder be thy name!
Murder be thy name!
Out! Out!
Murder be thy name!
Murder be thy name!
Out! Out!
Murder be thy name!
Murder be thy—
And let there be blood!

[Chorus: Ah–ahh! (x3) Murder be thy name! Murder be thy name!]