The song is about a sailor in a bar, while on leave talking to someone about his girlfriend/wife. You could see it as a companion piece to the song "Shore Leave" which is on the same album. It's also a love song to his wife Kathleen who is from Johnsburg, Illinois.
The song is about a sailor in a bar, while on leave talking to someone about his girlfriend/wife. You could see it as a companion piece to the song "Shore Leave" which is on the same album. It's also a love song to his wife Kathleen who is from Johnsburg, Illinois.