Salty Dog Blues
Zeke Morris, Wiley Morris, Early 1900s· Songs Well-Known in America · p.279
F D7
Standing on the corner with the low-down blues,
G7
A great big hole in the bottom of my shoes,
C7 F
Honey let me be your salty dog.
Chorus:
F D7
Let me be your salty dog,
G7
Or I won’t be your man at all,
C7 F
Honey, let me be your salty dog. (Often a break after each chorus)
Look here, Sal, I know you,
Got a low-down slipper and a brogan shoe,
Honey, let me be your salty dog.
Down in the wildwood sittin' on a log
Finger on the trigger and eye on the hog
Honey, let me be your salty dog
We pulled the trigger and the gun said go,
The shot rang out over Mexico,
Honey, let me be your salty dog,
*"Salty Dog Blues" is an early 1900’s folk song. It is in the public domain. www.wikipedia.org