I was takin' 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 cunnin' 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 ♪ Ah-ooh ♪ Ah-ooh ♪ 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 enemies And one of them was time ♪ I was takin' some brief shelter In the shadows of the night I had made a friend of trouble And I'd quickly then took flight ♪ Ah-ooh ♪ Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Ah-ooh