Lyrics:

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



As soon as the boat was clear of the bar

Pay me my money down

He 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 it 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



I wish I was Mr. Gates

Pay me my money down

They'd haul my money in a crate

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, forty nights, and days at sea

Pay me my money down

That captain worked every last dollar outta 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