Pay Me My Money Down

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"Pay Me My Money Down" is a traditional American work song popularized in the folk revival and later notably covered by Bruce Springsteen.

All labels observed (2)

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Pay Me My Money Down canonical 2
Pay me my money down 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American work song
folk song
traditional song
associatedWithOccupation dock workers
stevedores
associatedWithRegion Sea Islands region
surface form: Georgia Sea Islands

Southern United States
chorusLine Pay Me My Money Down self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail
collectedIn American sea shanty tradition
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre folk
work song
hasMusicalFeature group vocals
repetitive chorus
strong rhythmic pulse
hasMusicalForm call and response
hasNotablePerformer Bruce Springsteen
Pete Seeger
Sharon, Lois & Bram
The Kingston Trio
The Weavers
hasNotableRecording Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band recording
isPublicDomain true
language English
lyricalTheme demand for wages
labor
sailors and dock work
performedOnTour Bruce Springsteen Seeger Sessions Tour
popularizedIn American folk music revival
surface form: American folk revival
traditional true

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions hasPart Pay Me My Money Down
Pay Me My Money Down chorusLine Pay Me My Money Down self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pay me my money down