The Sailor's Dream
Salty Dick Lyrics
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I came upon a whorehouse with its red light shining bright.
I walked up to the welcome mat and knocked upon the door.
Who should answer but a lovely Chinese whore.
She wore a pink kimono, it was open at the front;
I swear I could have counted every hair on her curly cunt.
She asked me what I wanted, I found my voice at last;
She took me to the bedroom and I laid her on the floor.
I swear I must have pumped her a hundred times or more.
And when I felt it coming that feeling was so grand…
Then I woke up in my sailor rack with my pecker in my hand.
The Sailor's Dream by Salty Dick is a song that depicts the night of a sailor who walks down a beach and comes across a whorehouse with a red light shining bright. The sailor walks up to the welcome mat and knocks upon the door, to which a lovely Chinese whore answers, wearing a pink kimono that is open at the front. The sailor becomes fixated on her so much so that he says, "All I want from you is a piece of your lovely ass." She takes him to the bedroom where he lays her on the floor and pumps her a hundred times or more, and in that moment, he experiences a feeling that is so grand.
The Sailor's Dream by Salty Dick is a song about the life at sea that the sailors led. It is a narrative of the ordinary experiences that the sailors had when they found themselves on land, especially when they docked at places that were known for such indulgences. The song strikes a balance between the details of the eroticism and the banality of the experience, highlighting how the sailors were desensitized by the long days at sea. It is also noteworthy that the sailor's experience with the whore was a dream, and this tale could also be interpreted as a warning against the perils of indulgences, given how he wakes up alone with his "pecker in his hand."
Line by Line Meaning
As I was walking down the beach one dark and stormy night
While moving by the beach during a stormy night
I came upon a whorehouse with its red light shining bright.
Came across a brothel with a glowing red light
I walked up to the welcome mat and knocked upon the door.
Moved towards the entrance and knocked
Who should answer but a lovely Chinese whore.
It was answered by a Chinese prostitute with appealing looks
She wore a pink kimono, it was open at the front;
The lady dressed in a pink kimono left its front part open
I swear I could have counted every hair on her curly cunt.
Exaggeration about seeing and remembering every curly little detail of her genitals
She asked me what I wanted, I found my voice at last;
The lady enquired about my needs, and eventually, I expressed myself
"All I want from you is a piece of your lovely ass."
I expressed my desire for sexual intercourse with her
She took me to the bedroom and I laid her on the floor.
She escorted me to her chamber, and we engaged in coitus
I swear I must have pumped her a hundred times or more.
The artist may be exaggerating how many times he had intercourse with her. Alternatively, it could mean he ejaculated multiple times.
And when I felt it coming that feeling was so grand…
Emotion of sexual climax was exceptional
Then I woke up in my sailor rack with my pecker in my hand.
Sudden transition into the realization of him performing sexual actions on himself in his bed.
Contributed by David B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.