Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 16:18:19 -0500

From: "Becky Howard, Department of Interdisciplinary Writing,

Colgate University" BHOWARD[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CENTER.COLGATE.EDU

Subject: Re: Salty Dog



What's the meaning of "salty dog" in the bluegrass song of that name:

"I want to be your salty dog, or I won't be your man at all. Honey, let me

be your salty dog....."? I always took it to mean something quite *other*

than "old salt".....Becky Howard, Colgate