State of Washington songwriter Linda Allen has a song based on "Pay Me My Money Down." It's on her album Where I Stand SAIPAN (Linda Allen) CHORUS You pay me, you owe me, Pay me my money down Pay me or go to jail, Pay me my money down From China and the Philippines Pay me my money down We came here with hopes and dreams Pay me my money down You took us to your factories, Pay me my money down Tried to bring us to our knees, Pay me my money down CHORUS The barracks are not fit for pigs, Pay me my money down But you should see the boss's digs, Pay me my money down We miss our kids, for them we stay, Pay me my money down We work to send home all our pay, Pay me my money down CHORUS You work us sixteen hour days, Pay me my money down But eight hour's work is all you pay, Pay me my money down The quota keeps on rising higher, Pay me my money down We speed up, or we get fired, Pay me my money down CHORUS The night shift's locked behind these walls, Pay me my money down A fire would surely kill us all, Pay me my money down Before inspections, OSHA calls, Pay me my money down Tells the bosses, sweep the halls, Pay me my money down CHORUS You say you'll move the factory, Pay me my money down Where workers work for less than me, Pay me my money down On US land we sweat and slave, Pay me my money down So Penneys, Gap and Sears can save, Pay me my money down CHORUS For three months we have cut and sewed, Pay me my money down You must pay us what you owe, Pay me my money down Home of the brave, Land of the Free, Pay me my money down But not for workers such as me, Pay me my money down CHORUS
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