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| Ringo Starr – Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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My understanding is that Mac Rebennack , aka Dr John, wrote the song regarding an incident at his home in the French Quarter. As the story goes his mistress , later to become his second wife , Sally was at his house while his wife, Christina ,was away. His wife came home unexpectedly, and Mac had to sneak Sally down the alley between his house, trying to keep from being caught.
When Mac wrote the song, he was still married to Christina, and therefore couldn’t perform the song himself. |
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| Robert Palmer – Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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The meaning of this song was related to me by my old friend Sally Kaye . Sally was Mac Rebennack’s ( Dr John ) second wife . \nAs it was told to me Mac was married to his first wife Christina , which I also knew but in my old age cannot remember her last name, While he was having an affair with Sally. Mac had Sally over at his house while Christina was out . Christina came home way earlier than expected and Mac was trying to sneak Sally down the alley between his house trying to make sure that Christina didn’t see her. Christina had long suspected something was going on and met them in the alley.\nSally told me that Mac was telling the story to a good friend and they wrote the song. Sally said that Mac didn’t want his name associated with it because he was still married to Christina at the time.\nI cannot attest to the validity of the story, I wasn’t there when it happened, but I have known Sally for a very long time and knew she was very honest and trustworthy.\nEventually Mac, Dr. Jean, divorced Christina and married Sally. The house was in the French quarter next to hotel Le Richelieu on Chartres St in the French Quarter |
submissions
| Robert Palmer – Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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The meaning of this song was related to me by my old friend Sally Kaye . Sally was Mac Rebennack’s ( Dr John ) second wife . \nAs it was told to me Mac was married to his first wife Christina , which I also knew but in my old age cannot remember her last name, While he was having an affair with Sally. Mac had Sally over at his house while Christina was out . Christina came home way earlier than expected and Mac was trying to sneak Sally down the alley between his house trying to make sure that Christina didn’t see her. Christina had long suspected something was going on and met them in the alley.\nSally told me that Mac was telling the story to a good friend and they wrote the song. Sally said that Mac didn’t want his name associated with it because he was still married to Christina at the time.\nI cannot attest to the validity of the story, I wasn’t there when it happened, but I have known Sally for a very long time and knew she was very honest and trustworthy.\nEventually Mac, Dr. Jean, divorced Christina and married Sally. The house was in the French quarter next to hotel Le Richelieu on Chartres St in the French Quarter |
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