Mickey Marley

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Mickey Marley (?? - 28 April 2005) was a street entertainer from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Born in the Markets area of Belfast but spending most of his life on the Grosvenor Road in the Falls area of west Belfast, Marley was a common sight in Belfast City Centre for over forty years.

Drawn by his horse Joey, Marley would tour the streets of Belfast with his hobby-horse roundabout.

When he retired in 1983 he sold the roundabout to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.

His local fame was greatly enhanced by a recording of the song "Mickey Marley's Roundabout" (written by Belfastman Seamus Robinson) which was a popular children's request on BBC Radio Ulster, as well as a BBC Northern Ireland documentary on his life.

The chorus of Mickey Marley's Roundabout is:

Round and round and up and down,

Through the streets of Belfast town,

All the children laugh and shout,

Here comes Mickey's Roundabout.