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Salty is the third song from the seventh series (released as the sixth and final song in the US, and fourth in the UK), and is dedicated to Salty. The tune is based on his theme.

Lyrics

There's a dockside diesel we know well
Who can spin a yard
Who can tell a tale
He loves the sea and the ships that sail 
Salty is his name.
He works so hard, he's very-very proud,
His friends all love him being around,
When the sun goes down they'll gather round,
For a tale or a song of the sea.
On with the sailor's song,
Follow on, Salty's song,
Follow the leader home,
Follow the leader home.
(Chorus)
Salty, tell us another one,
Salty, spin us another one,
Salty, one more story will do,
Salty, oh Salty,
We'll always follow you.
Everyone knows the troublesome trucks,
Push their luck,
Get the engines stuck.
But someone knows just what to do,
Salty is his name.
When he rolls along, he hums his song,
A pretty little song,
Let me tag along.
And his rhythm makes them follow on,
Homeward bound we go.
On with the sailor's song,
Follow on, Salty's song,
Follow the leader home
Follow the leader home.
(Chorus)
Salty, sing us another one,
Salty, spin us another one,
Salty, one more story will do,
Salty, oh Salty,
We'll always follow you.
(Chorus)
Salty, tell us another one,
Salty, spin us another one,
Salty, tell us another one do,
Salty, oh Salty,
We'll always follow you. (3x)

Characters

Locations

Footage Used

Deleted and Extended Scenes

  • Salty’s Secret:
    • An alternate shot of a close-up of Salty.
    • A deleted scene of Salty passing trucks.
    • An edited scene of Salty with the border to make it look dark.
    • An extended faded beginning of Salty passing Henry.
    • An extended shot of Salty passing Percy.
  • Harvey to the Rescue - The shot of Salty pushing trucks at the Docks has been extended.
  • Gordon Takes a Tumble - The shot of Gordon leaving Brendam has been extended.
  • What's the Matter with Henry? - An extended scene of Salty passing Sir Topham Hatt.
  • Salty's Stormy Tale - An extended shot of Thomas and Percy pulling up alongside Salty.

Trivia

  • This song and "The Whistle Song" were not released officially on VHS and DVDs in both the UK and US. It was first released in those regions on the US YouTube channel on 18th December 2014; it was later released on the UK YouTube channel on 15th January 2015.
  • A close-up of Salty and Mavis are mirrored.
  • This is the only song from the model series to only have footage from the Gullane Entertainment era.
  • The scene from Gordon Takes a Tumble is widescreen squished to full-screen format.
  • Stock footage from "Down by the Docks" and "There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away" is used.
  • The Japanese version of the song contains additional lines from Salty himself, with Naoki Tatsuta voicing him.
  • Junior Campbell and Mike O'Donnell, joined by some friends of theirs, provided the vocals for the male chorus.
  • The model of Sir Topham Hatt during the first verse is the same one from Bad Day at Castle Loch.

Goof

  • Because stock footage was used, the man in the blue-striped shirt and the man in the green jacket briefly switch places every time they spin.

In Other Languages

Language Title
Japanese ソルティ~みなとのディーゼル~

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