Sally in Our Alley

Versions of
Sally in Our Alley
by Henry Carey

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"Sally" was written c. 1717 and is one of Carey's most popular songs. A 1902 musical by the same name and several films have been released, based on this song.

For further reading, see also The Origins and Early History of 'Sally in Our Alley', in "The Review of English Studies", New Series, Oxford University Press, Vol. 35, No. 138 (May, 1984), pp. 203-208 (6 pages).

2873397Sally in Our AlleyHenry Carey (1687-1743)

Versions of Sally in Our Alley include:

"Sally in Our Alley", excerpted from Poems for Several Occasions (3rd ed., 1729).
"Sally in Our Alley", broadside edition: Laurie & Whittle (1805).
"Sally in our Alley", with illustrations by Joseph Lauber: White and Allen (1889).
"Sally in our Alley" in the Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900 (ed.) by Arthur Quiller-Couch (1931).
"Sally in our Alley" in the Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918 (ed.) by Arthur Quiller-Couch (1940).