Pay Me My Money Down

- 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