Sally in Our Alley (song)

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.

  1. ^ Johnson p.369