[Verse 1: Robbie]
I thought I heard the captain say (Hey!)
(Pay me my money down)
"Tomorrow is our sailing day."
(Pay me my money down)

[Chorus]
Well, pay me (Pay me!) Pay me (Pay me!)
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down

[Verse 2: Robbie]
Well as soon as the boat was clear of the bar
(Pay me my money down)
The captain knocked me with a spar
(Pay me my money down)

[Chorus]
Well‚ pay me (Pay me!) Pay me (Pay me!)
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down

[Verse 3: Robbie]
Well I wish I was a rich man's son
(Pay me my money down)
I'd sit by the river and drink dark rum (Mm!)
(Pay me my money down)
[Chorus]
Well‚ pay me (Pay me!) Pay me (Pay me!)
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down

[Verse 4: Robbie]
Well I wish I was Mr. Gates
(Pay me my money down)
They'd bring my money down in crates
(Pay me my money down)

[Chorus]
Well‚ pay me (Pay me!) Pay me (Pay me!)
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down

[Verse 5: Robbie]
Well forty nights, nights at sea!
(Pay me my money down)
The captain bled every last dollar out of me!
(Pay me my money down)

[Chorus]
Well, pay me (Pay me!) Pay me (Pay me!)
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down