Pay Me My Money Down

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Originally a protest song from Georgia and South Carolina, Pay Me My Money Down was the first single and video released from Bruce Springsteen's fourteenth studio album, We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions. The song originated from black stevedores, who were often left unpaid by some ship captains.[1]

This song is one of the most popular played on Springsteen's Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour.

  1. ^ According to the Seeger Sessions liner notes.