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Since about 1790, Carey’s poem has been sung to a traditional English tune, “What though I am a country lass.”
Famous poet / 1687-1743. Henry Carey was an English poet, dramatist, and composer. He is best remembered today for his satirical ballad opera "The Dragon of Wantley", and for writing the words to the popular patriotic anthem "God Save the King."
To walk abroad with SALLY; She is the Darling of my Heart, And she lives in our Alley.
Henry Carey Poems. 1. Sally In Our Alley. 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. ... Read Poem.
Henry Carey (c. 26 August 1687 – 5 October 1743) was an English poet, dramatist and composer. He is remembered as an anti- Walpolean satirist and also as a patriot. Several of his melodies continue to be sung today, and he was widely praised in the generation after his death.
Henry Carey was an English writer, specialising in satirical pieces in poem or song form, often at the expense of political figures such as Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. He was also a singer and playwright.
Henry Carey was an English poet, playwright, and musician chiefly remembered for his ballads, especially “Sally in Our Alley,” which appeared in a collection of his best poems set to music, called The Musical Century (1737).
