Salty Dog Blues
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Salty Dog Blues
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Lyrics
Standing on the corner with the lowdown blues
A great big hole in the bottom of my shoes
Honey let me be your salty dog
Let me be your salty dog
Or I won't be your man at all
Honey let me be your salty dog
Look it here Sal, I know you
Run down stocking and a wore out shoe
Honey let me be your salty dog
Down in the wildwood sitting on a log
Finger on the trigger and an eye on the hog
Honey let me be your salty dog
Pulled the trigger and the gun set go
The shot fell over in Mexico
Honey let me be your salty dogDemo Videos
About This Song
Salty Dog Blues is a classic old-time and early bluegrass number made famous by Flatt & Scruggs in the 1950s. The song's salty, bawdy lyrics and driving rhythm have made it a jam session favorite for decades. Papa Charlie Jackson first recorded it in 1924, and it's been covered by countless bluegrass and folk artists ever since.