Pay Me My Money DownWell, I thought I heard the captain say
“Pay me my money down. Tomorrow is my sailing day Pay me my money down.” CHORUS Pay me, pay me, Pay me my money down. Pay me or go to jail. Pay me my money down. Verse 2: Soon as the boat was clear of the sand bar Pay me my money down Well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar Pay me my money down CHORUS Verse 3: Well if I’d been a rich man’s son I’d sit on the river and watch it run. CHORUS Verse 4: Well, I wish that I was Mr. Gates I’d haul my money in egg crates CHORUS Verse 4: Well, 40 nights, 40 nights at sea Captain worked every last dollar out of me. CHORUS |