Salty Dog Blues

Standing on the corner with my hat in my

hand.

Looking for that woman ain't got no man.

I ain't nothing but a salty dog.

Come here, mama,

what you got on your mind?

Daddy wants to love you,

but he ain't got time.

You ain't nothing but a salty dog.

Now, two old maids lying in bed.

One turned over

to the other and said,

"You ain't nothing but a

salty dog."

Now, two little girls playing in the sand.

Each one wishing that the other was a man.

You ain't nothing but a salty

dog.

Come home last night at half past eight.

I saw another man go up my back gate.

You ain't nothing but a salty dog.

Woke up this morning looking like rain.

Look in the bread pan,

saw the same old thing.

You ain't nothing but a salty dog.

Brother Al Strickland on that old piano.

Play it out, brother.

Standing on the corner with my hat in my

hand.

Just looking for

that woman ain't got no man.

You ain't nothing but a salty dog.

Two old maids lying in bed.

One turned over to

the other and said, "You ain't nothing

but a

salty dog."