Pay Me My Money Down

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 pay me

Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

Well as soon as the boat was clear of the bar

Pay me my money down

The captain knocked me with a spar

Pay me my money down

Pay me pay me 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 a rich man's son

Pay me my money down

I'd sit by the river and drink dark rum

Pay me my money down

Pay me pay me 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. Gates

Pay me my money down

They'd bring my money down in crates

Pay me my money down

Pay me pay me pay me pay me

Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

Well forty nights, nights at sea

Pay me my money down

The captain bled every last dollar out of me

Pay me my money down

Pay me pay me pay me pay me

Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

I heard the sailors down below

Pay me my money down

You don't pay us and the ship don't go

Pay me my money down

Pay me pay me pay me pay me

Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down