Cruel Mistress

歌詞

Next time out to sea, bring enough soil to bury me For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid Next time out to sea, bring enough soil to bury me For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid Take my trousers, take my shirt, just give me that sweet dirt For the water's cold and grim and I never learned to swim No, her love never set me free so I set off for the ocean Now in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace But I've known since the day that we sailed for Santiago Her dry embrace would kiss my face, no never, no more The sea is a cruel mistress Yeah, the sea is a cruel mistress Many moons to the day that I threw her love away Now every whale spouts "go to hell" as the wind laughs in my face I've grown harder on the eyes and salty to the taste My pride has gone with the waves as I await a cold, wet grave I rose to the smell of a wet desert hell And I thought to myself, how'd I wind up in this jail? Till a voice called to me from deep within the sea Dry your eyes, my dear fisherman, your ass belongs to me The sea is a cruel mistress Yeah, the sea is a cruel mistress The earth will rest my bones Lord, I know, Lord, I know But I'll see you when I get home From the cold, yeah, from the cold No, her love never set me free so I set off for the ocean Now in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace But I've known since the day that we sailed for Santiago Her dry embrace would kiss my face, no never, no more The sea is a cruel mistress Yeah, the sea is a cruel mistress Next time out to sea, bring enough soil to bury me For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid Next time out to sea, bring enough soil to bury me For in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace Next time out to sea, bring enough soil to bury me For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid