Pay Me My Money Down

A traditional shanty originating among 19th century Black dockworkers in the American South. Its first known publication was in Lydia Parrish's book Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands in 1942, though it is referenced as far back as 1888https://www.vwml.org/record/RoudFS/S318268. It was popularized by Pete Seeger in the 1960s, and has been performed by numerous other artists.
The Longest Johns' original a cappella arrangement appears as the 10th track on Between Wind and Water, but in summer 2020, they debuted a new arrangement with instrumental accompaniment, including a harmonium solo by Robbie borrowed from They Might Be Giants' "Particle Man"; this version has since featured in streams, live sets, and a somewhat unconventional music video.
==Lyrics==
These lyrics are based on the version performed by the Longest Johns on their album, Between Wind and Water.
I thought I heard the captain say,
(Pay me my money down)
"Tomorrow is our sailing day."
(Pay me my money down) [continues throughout verses]
{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!
Well as soon as the boat was clear of the bar
The captain knocked me with a spar
{Chorus}
Well I wish I was a rich man's son
I'd sit by the river and drink dark rum (mm!)
{Chorus}
Well I wish I was Mr. Gates
They'd bring my money down in crates
{Chorus}
Well forty nights, nights at sea
The captain bled every last dollar out of me
{Chorus}
==Recordings==
====Streaming/Purchase====
*Amazon Music (Between Wind and Water version)
*Amazon Music (Commodore 1864 version)
*Apple Music/iTunes (Between Wind and Water version)
*Apple Music/iTunes (Commodore 1864 version)
*Bandcamp (Between Wind and Water version)
*Deezer (Between Wind and Water version)
*Deezer (Commodore 1864 version)
*Pandora (Between Wind and Water version)
*Pandora (Commodore 1864 version)
*Spotify (Between Wind and Water version)
*Spotify (Commodore 1864 version)
====YouTube Videos====
*Music Video
*Music video filmed in a car with many a GoPro!
*Between Wind and Water version
*Commodore 1864 version
====Gig Videos====
*Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival, June 2019
*Bie Daip - Appingedam (24 Aug 2019)
*Teign Shanty Festival, Teignmouth (28 Sep 2019)
*XXXIX Międzynarodowy Festiwal Piosenki Żeglarskiej (23 Feb 2020)
*Shrewsbury Folk Festival (27 Aug 2021)
*Shrewsbury Folk Festival (28 Aug 2021)
*Old Songs (25 Feb 2022)
*Le Poisson Rouge, NYC (27 Feb 2022)
*Exeter Phoenix (26 April 2022)
====Full Band Streams====
*The Longest Johns, Album Launch gig/party (19 Jun 2018)
*The Longest Johns and Friends, April. w/Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith (30 Apr 2019)
*Live Stream, All aboard the Good Ship Valentine(ish) with The Longest Johns (19 Feb 2020)
*We Built This Stream(y) on Shant and Folk (11 Nov 2020)
*STREAM (4 Aug 2021)
*Cadbury Stream Egg (13 Apr 2022)
*Ghost in the Mastream (30 Aug 2023)
*JINGLE JAM DAY 8! The Longest Johns Live Jingle Jam Concert (8 Dec 2023)
====Gaming Streams====
*The Longest Johns Play Sea of Thieves but the servers die and we sing anyway (20 Mar 2018)
**bangs table* boat boat dogs vaults sing boat! - 11/09/2020
*Sea of Sings? Sea of chaos! - 25/09/2020
*Sea of Sings! with KroTukk! SHANT! - 3/11/2020
*Sea of Sings! With JD, Dave, Robbie and WIREDmag! - 08/03/2021
*How many pirates does it take to change THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AS WE KNOW IT?!? - 07/05/2021
Category:Songs
Category:Robbie Songs
Category:Traditional
Category:Between Wind and Water
Category:Commodore 1864