Discover the story of the song > Fire Marengo – The Dreadnoughts

The song talks about a person (referred to as 'they') who wants to get back to Liverpool and write to their romantic partner named Sally Brown. They talk about putting someone else down in their place ('screw him in and there he'll stay') and wanting to leave the town of Shiloh as fast as possible. The protagonist seems to be excited to see Sally and is fond of her.