Pay Me My Money Down
Well I thought I heard the Captain say,Pay me my money down,Tomorrow is our sailing day,Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me,Pay me my money down,Pay me or go to jail,Pay me my money down
Steering in a boat, clearing the bar,Pay me my money down,They knocked me down with a spar,Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me,Pay me my money down,Pay me or go to jail,Pay me my money down
Well if I'd been a rich man's sonPay me my money down,I'd sit on the river and watch it runPay me my money down,
Pay me, pay me,Pay me my money down,Pay me or go to jail,Pay me my money down
Well I wish I was Mr. GatesPay me my money down,They'd haul my money here in cratesPay me my money down,
Pay me, pay me,Pay me my money down,Pay me or go to jail,Pay me my money down
Well forty days and nights I've seenPay me my money down,The captain worked every last dollar out of mePay me my money down,
Pay me, pay me,Pay me my money down,Pay me or go to jail,Pay me my money down...