"Don't Pay the Ferryman" is a song by British-Irish artist Chris de Burgh.

AllMusic critic Sharon Mawer stated the song has become "a standard art rock classic" and one of de Burgh's most frequently played songs on radio, despite not reaching the Top 40 on its original UK release.

The song's narrator warns the passenger not to pay the ferryman until the boat arrives at its destination on the other side.

In the bridge of the song, lines from Shakespeare's The Tempest can be heard,[2] spoken very low by British actor Anthony Head.

[6] The song was referenced in the Trailer Park Boys episode "Dressed All Over & Zesty Mordant".[14][importance?]