Salt Dog (Howling For You) lyrics

I’ve been howling When your sea’s been rough You’ve been fumbling and tumbling You’ve been struck down By thunder and lightning Your hands are tough from pulling on the ropes That tie this ship together Now it's hanging off of hope I'm an old salt dog Old salt dog I’ve been howling Howling for you Patching up your sails Heading into the breeze To find a little island with calmer seas Living off the fruit Of a dedication tree Sleeping under stars wrapped inside a green palm leaf For you my love I’ve been howling all through night For you my dear could have put up more of a fight