Sally in our alley (Henry Carey)

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Editor: Stan Sanderson (submitted 2004-04-08).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 52 kbytes   Copyright: Public Domain

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Title: Sally in Our Alley
Composer: Henry Carey
Lyricist: Henry Carey

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Solo Soprano
Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano
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Original text and translations

English text
verses 3-5 are not included on the score

1.

Of all the girls that are so smart

There's none like pretty Sally

She is the darling of my heart

And lives in our alley

There's ne'er a lady in the land

Is half so sweet as Sally

She is the darling of my heart

and lives in our alley

2.

Of all the days are in the week

I dearly love but one day

And that's the day that comes between

A Saturday and Monday

For then I'm dressed all in my best

To walk a-broad with Sally

She is the darling of my heart

and lives in our alley

3.

When she is by I leave my work

I love her so sincerely

My master comes like any Turk

And bangs me most severely

But let him bang his belly full

I'll bear it all for Sally

She is the darling of my heart

and lives in our alley

4.

My marster carries me to church

But often am I blam-ed

Because I leave him in the lurch

As soon as text is nam-ed;

I leave the church in sermon time

And slink away to Sally

She is the darling of my heart

and lives in our alley

5.

My master and the neighbours all

Make game of me and Sally

And but for her I'd rather be

A slave and row a galley

But when my seven long years are out

O then I'll marry Sally

O then we'll wed and then we'll bed

But not in our alley