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Well, I thought I heard the captain say,
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"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.
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
D
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
G
Pay me my money down.
G D G
G
Well if I'd been a rich mans son,
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Pay me my money down.
I'd sit on the river and watch it run,
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Pay me my money down.
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
D
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
G
Pay me my money down.
G D G
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Well, wish I was Mr. Gates,
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pay me my money down.
Haul my money in egg crates.
Bb
Pay me my money down.
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
F
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Bb
Pay me my money down.
Bb F Bb
G
Well, 40 nights,nights at sea,
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pay me my money down.
Captian worked every last dollar out of me.
G
Pay me my money down.
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
D
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
G
Pay me my money down.
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