Lyrics I Made A Friend - The Cruel Sea

I was taking some brief shelter
In the shadows of the night
I had made a friend of trouble
And had quickly then took flight

The moon above betrayed me
Like a searchlight on my back
But I my lad was cunning
Like a filthy sewer rat

I ate the cheese out of their traps
I fucked them in their sleep
And I'd waste the life of any man
So my freedom I could keep

There was a bounty on my head
A hundred pounds they say
Enough to buy all the rum
For a whole platoon a day

All liquored up... armed to the teeth
They clawed into the night
For I'd made a friend of trouble
And I'd quickly then took flight

I'd run great holes into my shoes
My face was filled with dust
But I entered no abode that night
For there's no one left to trust

I'd sinned against and sinned again
The blame was clearly mine
And I had many enemys
And one of them was time

I was taking some brief shelter
In the shadows of the night
I had made a friend of trouble
And I'd quickly then took flight