The Longest Johns - Pay Me My Money Down Lyrics

The Longest Johns Lyrics

"Pay Me My Money Down"

I thought I heard the captain say (Hey!)
(Pay me my money down)
"Tomorrow is our sailing day"
(Pay me my money down)

Well, pay me (Pay me!) 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 (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 (Mm!)
(Pay me my money down)

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

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Writer(s): David Robinson, Andrew Robert Yates, Jonathan Michael Peter Darley, Robert James Alexander Sattin, Anna Cornish

album: "Between Wind And Water" (2018)

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"Pay Me My Money Down" lyrics

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