Religion: not determined yet
Name: Little Sally Waters
Other Names: Sally Waters; Sallie Waters; Little Sallie Waters; Little Sally Walker; Little Sally Ann; Sally Water; Little Sally Saucer
Classification:
supporting character
non-feature lead character
Publisher(s): Harper & Publishers
First Appearance: Games and Songs of American Children (1884): "Little Sally Waters"
Creators: William Wells Newell
Number of Appearances: 3
TV, Film Appearances: 1
Prose/Text Book/Story Appearances: 1
Play/Musical Appearances: 1
Gender: female
Note: sat in sun, crying for a young man to love
Little Sally Waters,
Sitting in the sun,
Crying and weeping,
For a young man.
Rise, Sally, rise,
Dry your weeping eyes,
Fly to the east,
Fly to the west,
Fly to the one you love the best.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0139504/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babes_in_Toyland_(operetta)
- http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/09/little-sally-walker.html
- http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/traditional-games-2/traditional-games-2%20-%200260.htm#.UY-ZvYKOXrM
- http://www.indianchild.com/history_origins_nursery_ryhmes.htm