G
Well, I thought I heard the captain say,
             D
"Pay me my money down.
Tomorrow is my sailing day,
            G
pay me my money down."


[Chorus]

Oh, pay me. Pay me.
            D
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
            G
Pay me my money down.

G
Soon as that boat was clear of the bar,
            D
pay me my money down,
well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar
            G
Pay me my money down.


[Chorus]

[Solo/Instrumental]

G
Well if I'd been a rich mans son,
            D
Pay me my money down.
I'd sit on the river and watch it run,
            G
Pay me my money down.


[Chorus]

[Solo/Instrumental]

[Key Change to Bb]

Bb
Well, wish I was Mr. Gates,
            F
pay me my money down.
Haul my money in egg crates.
            Bb
Pay me my money down.


[Chorus in Bb]

[Solo/Instrumental in Bb]

[Key Returns to G]

G
Well, 40 nights,nights at sea,
            D
pay me my money down.
Captian worked every last dollar out of me.
            G
Pay me my money down.


[Chorus]

Oh, pay me. Pay me.
            D
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
            G
Pay me my money down.

G
Soon as that boat was clear of the bar,
            D
pay me my money down,
well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar
            G
Pay me my money down.