Sarney was born in
Liverpool and started as a folk music and comedy performer in the Liverpool trio the Crabtrees in the mid-1960s, with her brother Hal and Derek Marsden. The Crabtrees performed in venues all over Merseyside, and their act embraced traditional, contemporary and humorous songs. She sang with the
Mickey Jupp Band. The song "Naughty Naughty Naughty" was a novelty love song between the singer and
Mr Punch. "Naughty Naughty Naughty" was engineered by
Chris Tsangarides at
Morgan Studios in Willesden, North London. It reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1977.{{cite book ==References==