Song title: Pay me my money down
Pay me my money down
I though I heard the Captain say,
Pay me my money down,
Tomorrow is our sailing day,
Pay me my money down
pay me, pay me,pay me my money down,
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Soon as the boat was clear of the bar
Pay me my money down
He knocked me down with a spar
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down,
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Well if I'd been a rich man's son
Pay me my money down
I'd sit on the river and watch 'er run
Pay me my money down
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 haul my money in, in crates
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Well 40 days and nights at sea
Pay me my money down
Captain worked every last dollar out of me
Pay my money down
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Published on the following official releases:
- WE SHALL OVERCOME - THE SEEGER SESSIONS (Album,2006)
First known live performance: 20/03/2006 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 03/05/2014 Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans,LA ,USA
Song 'history':
Played during the rehearsals for the We shall overcome / The Seeger session tour, in Mar/Apr 2006.
Published on the 'WE SHALL OVERCOME - THE SEEGER SESSIONS' Album, released in April 2006.
Performed every night of the The Seeger Session tour
24 perfomances were given during the Wrecking Ball tour
Not much used during the High Hopes tour, deserving only less than a dozen renderings
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database