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I thought I heard the Captain say, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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Tomorrow is our sailing day, |
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Pay me my money down |
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Oh pay me, oh pay me, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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Pay me or go to jail, |
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Pay me my money downAs soon as the boat was clear of the bar, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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The captain knocked me down with a spar, |
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Pay me my money downOh pay me, oh pay me, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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Pay me or go to jail, |
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Pay me my money downIf I'd been a rich man's son, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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I'd sit on the river and watch it run, |
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Pay me my money downOh pay me, oh pay me, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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Pay me or go to jail, |
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Pay me my money down(trumpet) |
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well... |
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I wish I was Mr Gates, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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They'd haul my money in in crates, |
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Pay me my money downOh pay me, oh pay me, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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Pay me or go to jail, |
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Pay me my money downWell 40 nights, nights at sea |
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Pay me my money down, |
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Captain worked every last dollar out of me, |
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Pay me my money downOh pay me, oh pay me, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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Pay me or go to jail, |
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Pay me my money downOh pay me, oh pay me, |
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Pay me my money down, |
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Pay me or go to jail, |
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Pay me my money down...pay me my money down.... |
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...pay me my money down.... |
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...pay me my money down.... |