Pay Me My Money Down

I thought I heard the old man say
Pay me my money down
"Tomorrow is our sailing day"
Pay me my money down

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

Well as soon as the boat was clear of the bar
Pay me my money down
The captain knocked me with a spar
Pay me my money down

Well, 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 a rich man's son
Pay me my money down
I'd sit by the river and drink dark rum
Pay me my money down

Well, 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
They'd bring my money down in crates
Pay me my money down

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

Well forty nights, nights at sea!
Pay me my money down
The captain bled every last dollar out of me!
Pay me my money down

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