Cruel Mistress

Next time out to sea, bring enough soil to bury me
 For I don't want my final jig in a belly of a squid
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 Your next time out to sea, bring enough soil to bury me
 For I don't want my final jig in a 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 did learn 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
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 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 wake, as I wait 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
 'Til 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
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 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
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 No, her love never set me free, so I set out 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
 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 a 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 a belly of a squid