Pay me my money down
Another sea chanty, sung a capella with harmony whenever possible...

Pay Me, you owe me,            Pay me my money down
You've got to pay me Mr. Stevadore,         Pay me my money down
You owe me, you owe me,          Pay me my money down
You've got to pay me or you'll go to jail,        Pay me my money down.

If I'd a known the boss was blind     Pay me my money down
I wouldn't'a gone to work 'til half past nine     Pay me my money down

I thought I heard the old man say; Pay me my money down
Go to shore spend all your pay. Pay me my money down

I thought I heard the men below; Pay me my money down
 You don't pay me and the ship don't go. Pay me my money down

I need my pay to go to shore; Pay me my money down
I'll drink my whiskey and get a whore. Pay me my money down
 

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