What does Salty Dog mean?

Flogging Molly: Salty Dog Meaning

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Song Released: 2000


Salty Dog Lyrics

I'll wait for you till I turn blue
There's nothin' more a man can do
Don't get your bollocks in a twist
Settle down, don't take a fit
Ya drank with demons straight form Hell
They almost nearly won as well
Ya wiped the floor with...

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    #1 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Mar 18th 2006 !⃝

    Song about being a pirate.

  2. anonymous
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    Oct 8th 2017 !⃝

    Maybe it’s about a pirate who rises from Hell, rejoins his crew, and dies—starting the cycle over again. What an adventurous cycle if the lyrics are taken literally

  3. anonymous
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    Sep 2nd 2007 !⃝

    This tune is Flogging Molly's interpretation on the tune "The Kesh Jig"

    They added their own lyrics that is about being a lost pirate going out to sea then ending up being hanged.

  4. anonymous
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    Dec 8th 2006 !⃝

    The first interpretation hit the nail on the head, but there's gotta be more to it than that. maybe it means if your a pirate, you have a really rough life.


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