Uncle Salty
Aerosmith * Track #2 On Toys in the Attic
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Uncle Salty by Aerosmith
Release Date
Performed by
AerosmithProduced by
Jack DouglasWrited by
Tom Hamilton & Steven TylerAbout
The second track on Aerosmith’s 1975 album Toys in the Attic. Written by vocalist Steven Tyler and bassist Tom Hamilton, “Uncle Salty” tells the story of a woman who leads a lonely life of child abuse and eventually prostitution.
The theme of child abuse would eventually be revisited in Janie’s Got...
Uncle Salty Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Uncle Salty told me stories of a lonely
Baby with a lonely kind of life to lead
Her mammy was lusted, Daddy he was busted
They left her to be trusted 'til the orphan bleeds
[Chorus]
But when she cried at night, no one came
And when she cried at night, went insane
[Verse 2]
Uncle Salty told me when she was just a baby
That she'd get by and maybe someday she'd see
But soon she found her mother's love for all the others
The pushers and the shovers was the life to lead
[Chorus]
But when she cried at night, no one came
And when she cried at night, went insane, ow!
[Bridge]
Ooh, it's a sunny day outside my window
Ooh, it's a sunny day outside my window
Ooh, oh yeah
Ooh, oh yeah, yeah yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Now she's doing any for money and a penny
A sailor with a penny or two or three
Hers is the cunning for men who come a-running
They all come for fun and it seems to me
[Chorus]
That when she cried at night, no one came
And when she cried at night, went insane
[Outro]
Ooh, it's a sunny day outside my window
Uncle Salty Q&A
Who wrote Uncle Salty's ?
Uncle Salty was written by Tom Hamilton & Steven Tyler.
Who produced Uncle Salty's ?
Uncle Salty was produced by Jack Douglas.
When did Aerosmith release Uncle Salty?
Aerosmith released Uncle Salty on Tue Apr 08 1975.
What did Aerosmith say about "Uncle Salty"?
Steven Tyler said a few things about this song in the Aerosmith biography Walk This Way:
…It was just a fantasy I had of being a madame, the boss of a bordello: work with the girls, hire and fire, keep things running. Salty worked in a home for lost children and had his way with this little girl. T...