Pay Me My Money Down

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I thought I heard the Captain say Pay me my money down Tomorrow is our 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] As soon as that boat was clear of the bar Pay me my money down He knocked me down with a spar 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 Come on! [Instrumental break] Soozie! [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] Pay me, pay me Pay me my money down Pay me or go to jail Pay me my money down Ho! [Accordion solo] Let's hear the trumpet! [Trumpet solo] All right, everybody Let's bring it up to B flat A one, two, three! [Verse 4] Well, I wish I was Mr. Gates Pay me my money down They'd haul my money in in crates 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 All right, somebody! Yes! Hello! Yip! Yeah! Trumpet! Whoo! Once more, trumpet! Woah! All right now! Back to G A one two, a one two three! Yeah! [Verse 5] Well, 40 nights, nights at sea Pay me my money down Captain worked every last dollar out of me 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 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 Everybody solo! Woo! Woah! Woo! Woo!