Polly Perkins of Paddington Green or the Broken Hearted Milkman
Title:
Polly Perkins of Paddington Green or the Broken Hearted Milkman
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Creator(s):
- Clifton, Harry
- Candy, J.
- Concanen, Alfred
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Publication Date:
1870
Instrumentation:
Piano
Voice
Subject:
N/A
WIMA Collections:
Alfred Concanen Collection
ID:
AlCon SL 00-008
Publisher:
Hopwood & Crew
Publication Place:
London
Historical Notes
"Polly Perkins of Paddington Green" by Harry Clifton (1832-1872) was almost universally known in England until around the mid-1980s, and was commonly taught to school children. The title refers to the district of Paddington in London. The song gained a place in the canonical Oxford Book of Comic Verse, and the original manuscript of "Polly" is now held in the Bodleian Library.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Polly_Perkins_of_Paddington_Green