PAY ME 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 my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down

Soon as that boat cleared bar
Pay me 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 son
Pay me my money down
I'd sit on the river and watch 'er run
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 I wish I was Mr. Gates
Pay me my money down
I'd howl my money in in crates
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 40 days and nights at sea
Pay me my money down
Captain worked every last dollar out of me
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

Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
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

 


Song Informationen:
Im Jahr 2006 für das Album "The Seeger Sessions" aufgenommen. Zum ersten Mal am 13., bzw. 20. April 2006 live bei einer Rehearshal Show gespielt.