Letras
- Since you began singing, Alex, folk music has changed in
Many ways, but at the start, where did you find your material?
- Well of course we were singing a lot of American Negro material
Because it was so bouncy and uptempo, it was good for working in the
Streets, and we'd got it from skiffle, of course. But we did
West Indian songs and things like that too. Used to have a
Gas, you know, so funny. I mean, I don't know if you remember
This one, I think the old Weavers group used to do this one
I'm not too sure, was it? Maybe it was Lonnie Donnegan or
One of them. But we used to do this one too, and again, it
Was a good street song. It was called "Pay Me My Money Down"
I thought I heard my captain say
Pay me my money down
As we sailed across the bay
Pay me my money down
Oh, pay me, oh, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
As soon as the boat was clear of the bar
Pay me my money down
Hit me with the end of a spar
Pay me my money down
Oh, pay me, oh, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
I wished I was the boss's son
Pay me my money down
Sit out in the bank and watch the work done
Pay me my money down
Oh, pay me, oh, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
I'm glad I'm not Alex Campbellson
And I'll tell you for why, I'll tell you for why
Because that man drinks far too much whisky
Mind you, that's not such a bad thing
All you cats that are listening to this record
I want you to pull the needle off after this song
And rush out the door and go to the
Nearest whisky shop that you can see
And I want you to buy not one, not two
But one half dozen bottles of Scotch whisky
And think of all the good you'll be doing