1. Alas for a night by the Gulf I spent awake
Tossing and turning, sleepless on the shore

2. The light kept me company, yet left me lonesome
Filled with strange thoughts in a jumbled mix

3. My bedmate and I tossed and turned together
Sprawled on the ground atop a simple mat

4. The winds blew strong, rushing faster than
The gales of stormy February come

5. I'd been so drowsy until woken up
By the sudden banging sounds it brought

6. Still I breathed deep of its rancid scent
Until my mucus turned to liquid out

7. O you ripped open by gusts of wind
Take this advice from your well-wisher