G
As soon as the boat got clear of the bar
D7
Pay me my money down
D7
He knocked me down with a spar
D7 G
Pay me my money down
Pay me oh pay me...
G
Well if I been a rich mans son
D7
Pay me my money down
D7
I sit on the river and watch it run
D7 G
Pay me my money down
Pay me oh pay me....
Well I whish I was mr. Gates
Pay me my....
Haul my money in egg crates
Pay me my....
Pay me oh pay me....
Well fourty nights and days at see
Pay me my..
Captain worked every last hour out of me
Pay me my..
Pay me oh pay me....
G
Well I thought I heard the captain say
D7
Pay me may money down
D7
Tomorrow is our payment day
G
Pay me may money down
G
Pay me oh pay me
D7
Pay me may money down
D
Pay me or go to jail
G
Pay me may money down
| G | G | G | D7 |
| D7 | D7 | D7 | G |