Well, I thought I heard the captain say,
RE
"Pay me my money down.
Tomorrow is my sailing day,
SOL
pay me my money down."
Chorus
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
RE
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
SOL
Pay me my money down.
SOL
Soon as that boat was clear of the bar,
RE
pay me my money down,
well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar
SOL
Pay me my money down.
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
RE
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
SOL
Pay me my money down.
SOL RE SOL
SOL
Well if I'd been a rich mans son,
RE
Pay me my money down.
I'd sit on the river and watch it run,
SOL
Pay me my money down.
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
RE
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
SOL
Pay me my money down.
SOL RE SOL
SIb
Well, wish I was Mr. Gates,
FA
pay me my money down.
Haul my money in egg crates.
SIb
Pay me my money down.
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
FA
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
SIb
Pay me my money down.
SIb FA SIb
SOL
Well, 40 nights,nights at sea,
RE
pay me my money down.
Captian worked every last dollar out of me.
SOL
Pay me my money down.
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
RE
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
SOL
Pay me my money down.
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