"Armond Perretta" wrote in message
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On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:34:41 -0800, Tom Dacon wrote:

Any of you guys know what the terms candy man and salty dog actually
mean?

Terms like this typically derive from the so-called "race music" of the
early 20th century. Many of the black artists who recorded blues and
country music were able to use terms that combined sexual double meanings
and humor. "Candy Many" refers to a person whose sexual prowess was not
disputed. There were quite a few recordings of the song "Candy Many" that
included lines like: "You must be stuck on the candy man's stick" and so
on. Not sure about "salty dog" but Google will probably be a good friend
in this regard.


A candy man was a prostitute's first trick of the day (or first sex, if it
was with her pimp), and a salty dog was her last trick of the day.

If I can't be your candy man,
I don't want to be your man at all...

Tom