SHAKEDOWN CRUISEJay FergusonIt was thirty days around the hornThe captain says it's thirty-five moreThe moon looks mean the crew ain't stayingThere's gonna be some blood Is what they're all saying It's a shakedown cruiseAnd I was just another toolThere ain't no easy way outThey're gonna shake you 'til you shoutThey treat you like a dogBut you're only humanYou miss your home Lord, You miss that womanThe captain laughs he says, "You boys want some sex?"You can squeeze the sails, You can lick the decksIt was a shakedown cruiseI guess I just was born to loseThey tell you life is going cheapI got myself in pretty deepStar light lost in the nightDrift away and it feels all right Star light alone in the nightDrift away and it feels all right I guess it feels all rightThe fever's hot, the winds are blowin' coldThe captain's crazy eye puts the fear in your soulI heard somebody cryin' "Lord let this endYou know I'll never go to sea again"It was a shakedown cruiseAnd now we're sendin' out the newsThere ain't no victory at sea unless it's mutinyNow if I don't get off aliveIt's just as well I'll be waking up in heaven'Cause I've been through hell on this shakedown cruiseThey call it a shakedown cruiseShakedown, shakedown cruiseShakedown, shake it up and moveShakedown, shakin' in my shoes
