Salty Dog

Chorus:
Let me be your salty dog
Or I won't be your man at all
Honey let me be your salty dog

1. Standin' on the corner with the lowdown blues
A great big hole in the bottom of my shoes
Honey, let me be your salty dog

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2. Listen here Sal, well I know you 
Rundown stockin' and a worn out shoe
Honey, let me be your salty dog

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3. Down in the wildwood sittin' on a log
Finger on the trigger and eye on the hog
Honey, let me be your salty dog

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4. Pulled the trigger and they said go
Shot fell over in Mexico
Honey, let me be your salty dog

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"Salty Dog Blues" is an early 1900’s folk song in the public domain. The oldest recordings of the song credit Papa Charlie Jackson, who adapted the song directly from the African-American tradition.  

During the 1920s and 30s many country performers claimed they wrote this and other well-known songs. This was a customary practice because the royalties meant big money in some cases.  If you check online, there seem to be as many interpretations of the lyrics as there are recordings!