North Atlantic Squadron
Salty Dick Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Here we come, full of rum.
Looking for women who peddle their bum
In the North Atlantic Squadron.
When we arrived in Montreal, she spread her legs from wall to wall.
She took the Captain balls and all in the North Atlantic Squadron.
His only joy was the cabin boy in the North Atlantic Squadron.
Away, away with fife and drum,
Here we come, full of rum.
Looking for women who peddle their bum
In the North Atlantic Squadron.
A-sailing up and down the coast, now here's the thing we love the most,
To fuck the girls and drink a toast to the North Atlantic Squadron.
Well, off the coast of Labrador we took on board a floating whore.
We fucked her forty times or more in the North Atlantic Squadron.
Away, away with fife and drum,
Here we come, full of rum.
Looking for women who peddle their bum
In the North Atlantic Squadron.
A-sailing up to Newfoundland each sailor had his prick in hand.
Oh say, my boys, can you make it stand? in the North Atlantic Squadron.
And when our ship is in dry dock the whores around us all do flock.
It's every man unfurl your cock in the North Atlantic Squadron.
Away, away with fife and drum,
Here we come, full of rum.
Looking for women who peddle their bum
In the North Atlantic Squadron.
Away, away with fife and drum,
Here we come, full of rum.
Looking for women who peddle their bum
In the North Atlantic Squadron.
Away, away with fife and drum,
Here we come, full of rum.
Looking for women who peddle their bum
In the North Atlantic Squadron.
The lyrics of Salty Dick's song "North Atlantic Squadron" depict the crude and lewd adventures of sailors at sea looking for women to fulfill their sexual desires. The opening stanza sets the tone of the song as the sailors sing about their mission, fueled by rum and lust, to find women who engage in prostitution. As they arrive in Montreal, they find a woman who fulfills their fantasies by having sexual encounters with the captain himself, indicating the woman's status as a prostitute. The second stanza mentions the captain's preference for the cabin boy, implying possible sexual exploitation and abuse on the ship.
The next verse mentions the sailors' fondness for having sex and drinking, which they enjoy the most, leading to their encounters with more prostitutes. In the following stanza, the sailors take on board and have sexual intercourse with a floating whore off the coast of Labrador. The subsequent verses mention the sailors' obsession with their own sexuality, referencing their arousal in anticipation of sexual encounters and their exhibitionism while in port, as they unfurl their genitals among prostitutes.
The lyrics of "North Atlantic Squadron" are an explicit depiction of the sexual liberation and rampant promiscuity among sailors during the nineteenth century. Salty Dick's song, therefore, highlights the historical context of sailors' lives at sea and their encounters with prostitution.
Line by Line Meaning
Away, away with fife and drum,
Let's go, let's go with music and excitement,
Here we come, full of rum.
We are arriving, intoxicated with rum,
Looking for women who peddle their bum
Seeking out prostitutes,
In the North Atlantic Squadron.
In the fleet that patrols the North Atlantic Ocean.
When we arrived in Montreal, she spread her legs from wall to wall.
When we landed in Montreal, she engaged in promiscuous behavior,
She took the Captain balls and all in the North Atlantic Squadron.
She engaged in sexual activity with the Captain and all his possessions.
We were seven days at sea, the Captain took to buggery.
During our seven days at sea, the Captain engaged in homosexual activity.
His only joy was the cabin boy in the North Atlantic Squadron.
The only pleasure he found was with the cabin boy.
A-sailing up and down the coast, now here's the thing we love the most,
As we sail up and down the coast, the thing we enjoy most is,
To fuck the girls and drink a toast to the North Atlantic Squadron.
Having sex with women and celebrating our membership in the North Atlantic Squadron.
Well, off the coast of Labrador we took on board a floating whore.
Off the coast of Labrador, we picked up a prostitute on a boat.
We fucked her forty times or more in the North Atlantic Squadron.
We engaged in sexual activity with her at least forty times.
A-sailing up to Newfoundland each sailor had his prick in hand.
As we sail up to Newfoundland, each sailor is masturbating.
Oh say, my boys, can you make it stand? in the North Atlantic Squadron.
Can you maintain an erection in the North Atlantic Squadron, my friends?
And when our ship is in dry dock the whores around us all do flock.
When our ship is in dry dock, prostitutes come to us in large numbers.
It's every man unfurl your cock in the North Atlantic Squadron.
Every man should expose his penis in the North Atlantic Squadron.
Contributed by Mateo P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.