Pay Off On The Downhaul
Words & Music by Tom Lewis
I f you want a life of ease...'Pay-off on
the downhaul'
If you want to join the spree...'Pay-off on the downhaul'
Gin and beer and decent grub
A nice hot bath in a comfy tub
Girls to give your back a scrub
'Pay-off on the downhaul'
Chorus:
Payin' off on the downhaul, 'tis one of the 'Rights of Man'
Payin' off on the downhaul, the Shippin' Acts be dammed!
Next time this tub leaves the pier
That Bucko Mate won't find me here,
I'll be shore-side drinking beer...
'Pay-off on the downhaul'
Of rotten meat I've had my fill, 'Pay-off on the downhaul'
That lousy cook just feeds us swill, 'Pay-off on the downhaul'
He bakes us bread that has no yeast,
His food's not fit for man nor beast,
When I'm a-shore I'll have a feast
'Pay-off on the downhaul'
Don't know where I'll sleep tonight, 'Pay-off on the
downhaul'
Joe the Crimp will see me right, 'Pay-off on the downhaul'
When he sends his runners round,
I'll be off to paint the town,
Look for me but I won't be found
'Pay-off on the downhaul'
Just as soon as the hawser's slack, 'Pay-off on the downhaul'
Leave this hell-ship, don't come back, 'Pay-off on the
downhaul'
Valpariso, Buenos Airs, Timbutu, or God-knows-where,
Jump the minute we get there.
'Pay-off on the downhaul'
'PAID-off on the downhaul!'
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