Thomas Haynes Bayly

Some were set to his own music. Songs
"Gaily the Troubadour touched his Guitar"
"I'd Be a Butterfly"
"I'll hang my Harp on a Willow Tree"
"The Mistletoe Bough"
"Oh no! We Never Mention Her"
"Oh Pilot! 'tis a Fearful Night"
"She wore a Wreath of Roses"
"We Met 'twas in a Crowd". Although making a large income from his writings in addition to that of his wife he encountered financial problems.

Some were set to his own music. He is chiefly known for his songs (of which he wrote hundreds) which set to the music of Bishop and other eminent composers found universal acceptance. Except for Thomas Moore (1779–1852) Bayly is regarded as the most popular song writer of his time.