21 Mar 01 - 05:29 AM (#422216) Subject: Gracie Fields song, 'Sally' From: GUEST,retired@lineone.net Gracie Fields, a woman from Lancashire, England, was a famous singer and commedienne in the 1930 - 1947. Other well-known recordings were Now is the Hour and Wish me Luck as you Wave me Goodbye. Please, can anyone supply me with the words of (what was) her Signature Tune, "Sally?" Thanks, Shirley. |
21 Mar 01 - 06:19 AM (#422221) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gracie Fields song, 'Sally' From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler I can remember bits of it (as usual). If you do a web search there are official and fan sites for GF but at first glance don't seem to offer lyrics. I may have it in a song book at home ( I post from work). Sally, Sally ,Pride of our alley You're more than the whole world to me That's the couplet that sticks in the memory. I'm sure Joe Offer or Steve Parkes will come up with the lyrics before me. RtS |
21 Mar 01 - 06:51 AM (#422231) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gracie Fields song, 'Sally' From: Wolfgang One verse is here. Perhaps there isn't more? Wolfgang |
21 Mar 01 - 07:36 AM (#422243) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gracie Fields song, 'Sally' From: McGrath of Harlow Here's lots about Gracie Fields, from Rochdale Museum - but no lyrics. |
21 Mar 01 - 07:45 AM (#422249) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gracie Fields song, 'Sally' From: Noreen Yes, Wolfgang, that's all there is- repeated. It's all in the delivery... :0) Noreen |
21 Mar 01 - 07:56 AM (#422253) Subject: Lyr Add: SALLY (from Paul McCartney) From: IanC There doesn't appear to be very much more ... this version looks as if it was transcribed from a Paul McCartney pre-concert soundcheck (though he seems to have done it during one or two concerts). Does give author(s) though. Sally (Leo Towers/Harry Leon/Will Haines)
Sally, Sally, pride of our alley,
(Spoken)
Oh now when you're away there are grey skies,
Sally, Sally, don't ever wander
(Spoken) 'Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. from here Gracie Fields did a film in 1932 called "Sally In Our Alley" which I assume is based on the title of the Henry Carey song which is in The Oxford Book of English Verse. Possibly these lyrics were written to go with the film?
Cheers! |
11 Jun 02 - 09:58 PM (#728034) Subject: Lyr Add: SALLY (Leo Towers/Harry Leon/Will Haines) From: Jim Dixon Lyrics copied from http://ingeb.org/songs/sallysal.html And the same lyrics are at http://old-love-song-words.20m.com/Dad%20Songs%20Page%202.htm#Sally
SALLY
Sally, Sally, don't ever wander away from the alley and me. |
12 Jun 02 - 06:57 AM (#728191) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gracie Fields song, 'Sally' From: Nigel Parsons Sligh thread drift, Gilbert O'Sullivan sang (in "Permissive Twit") By now the word Will no doubt have been heard By almost every bleeding nosy parker in our alley all except that is Our own great aunt Liz Who I hear's been deaf since the day our Grace recorded Sally, Sally, Sally |
12 Jun 02 - 07:06 AM (#728193) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gracie Fields song, 'Sally' From: Watson So it's not Sally, Sally, come to my chalet then? |
12 Jun 02 - 07:09 AM (#728196) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gracie Fields song, 'Sally' From: Nigel Parsons Watso, if Sally comes to your chalet, what time will she 'sally forth' again ? |
02 Mar 11 - 07:50 PM (#3105920) Subject: Lyr Add: SALLY (Towers/Leon/Haines) From: Jim Dixon YouTube has two recordings of Gracie Fields singing SALLY: An early one (1931?) and a later one (1956). SALLY (Leo Towers/Harry Leon/Will Haines) As sung by Gracie Fields [1] Sally, Sally, don't ever wander Away from the alley and me. Sally, Sally, marry me, Sally, And happy for ever I'll be. When skies are blue, you're beguiling, And when they're grey, you're still smiling, smiling. Sally, Sally, pride of our alley, You're more than the whole world to me. [2] The skies were blue when I met you, Sally. You were my gal, my little pal, so true. You came along, made life a song, Sally. If I lost you, I wonder what I'd do. REPEAT PART 1. [Note: in the 1956 version, she changes the pronouns in part 2: "when he met you...you were his gal..." etc.] |