Sally in Our Alley (song)

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An 1886 illustration of the song. Sally in Our Alley, from Illustration for "Sally in Our Alley" by H. Carey) MET 76254.jpg
An 1886 illustration of the song.

"Sally in Our Alley" is a traditional English song, originally written by Henry Carey in 1725.[ citation needed ] It became a standard of British popular music over the following century. [1] The expression also entered popular usage, giving its name to a 1902 Broadway musical and several films including Sally in Our Alley , the 1931 screen debut of Gracie Fields, in which she sang a different song named "Sally".

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Lyrics

The song has seven verses, the first of which is:

Of all the girls that are so smart
  There 's none like pretty Sally;
She is the darling of my heart,
  And she lives in our alley.
There is no lady in the land
  Is half so sweet as Sally;
She is the darling of my heart,
  And she lives in our alley. [2]

Arrangements

Ludwig van Beethoven- 25 Scottish Folksongs Op 108 no 25

Frank Bridge (1916)- arrangement for string orchestra

Benjamin Britten

References

  1. ↑ Johnson p.369
  2. ↑ "444. Sally in our Alley. Henry Carey. The Oxford Book of English Verse". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

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