“Sally, Let Your Bangs Hang Down”
Description
Singer describes former girlfriend Sally; he saw her changing; she caught him peeping. She's run off with Tony. Refr: "Sally, let your bangs hang down"; ch.: "Sally she can land 'em...I'll find out what Sally's got, makes the men think she's so hot"
Long description
Singer describes Sally, who was his girlfriend, as a hot girl; he saw her changing clothes, but she caught him peeping. She has always left him guessing, and has just run off with Tony. Refrain: "Sally, let your bangs hang down"; ch.: "Sally she can land 'em, she loves 'em and she leaves 'em...I'll find out what Sally's got, makes the men think she's so hot..."
Notes
Barely scrapes by as a ballad, but there *is* a narrative there. - PJS
Recordings
- Carlisle Bros. "Sally Let Your Bangs Hang" (Decca 5742, 1939)
- Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs, "Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down" (Melotone 7-08-70/Conqueror 8883, 1937; rec. 1936)
- Maddox Bros. & Rose, "Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down" (4-Star, n.d.)
- Sweet Violet Boys, "Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down" (Vocalion 05229, 1939; Columbia 20351/Columbia 37774, 1947)
References
- DT, SALBANGS
- BI, RcSLYBHD