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"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is an English language nursery rhyme of nineteenth-century American origin, first published by American writer Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7622.
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" An original poem by Sarah Josepha Hale inspired by an actual incident. 1830 (US) As a girl, Mary Sawyer (later Mrs. Mary Tyler) kept a pet lamb, which she took to school one day at the suggestion of her brother. [31] "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" Mary, Queen of Scots or Mary I of England: c. 1744 (Britain)
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" was released as a single on 19 May 1972 in the UK, moved back from its original planned date of the 5th. [5] The record was released in the US on 5 June. [6] On 25 May, the band mimed a performance of the song for BBC TV's Top of the Pops TV show. [5]
Mary Had a Little Lamb 'Mary had a Little Lamb, Little Lamb, Little Lamb' United States 1830 [64] First published by the Boston publishing firm Marsh, Capen & Lyon, as a poem by Sarah Josepha Hale on May 24, 1830. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Great Britain 1744 [65] First mentioned in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
The rebuilt Sawyer Homestead in Sterling, Massachusetts, built in 1756. Mary Elizabeth Tyler (née Sawyer; [1] March 22, 1806 – December 11, 1889) was an American woman who is believed to have been the "Mary" on which the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was based, a claim she stated at the age of 70.
Hale retired from editorial duties in 1877 at the age of 89. The same year, Thomas Edison spoke the opening lines of "Mary's Lamb" as the first speech ever recorded on his newly invented phonograph. [20] Hale died at her home, 1413 Locust Street in Philadelphia, on April 30, 1879. [21] A blue historical marker exists at 922 Spruce St.
Actually, the two songs being compared are "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and "Good Night Ladies", which this article claims "Merrily We Roll Along" was "loosely" based upon. This is consistent with your assessment that there are some similarities, but the songs are not exactly the same.-- DoctorSlaw 21:23, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
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