{"id":6412,"date":"2024-10-13T10:50:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=6412"},"modified":"2024-10-13T10:50:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T14:50:33","slug":"miss-baileys-ghost-or-the-unfortunate-miss-bailey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=6412","title":{"rendered":"Miss Bailey’s Ghost, or, The Unfortunate Miss Bailey"},"content":{"rendered":"

The song is also known as The Unfortunate Miss Bailey<\/em>.\u00a0The Burl Ives Songbook<\/em><\/a> states it a traditional tune dating back to the sixteenth century, but with no citation.\u00a0 However, according to\u00a0The Traditional Ballad Index<\/a>, the song and melody HAS been credited to George Colman the elder (1732-1794) and George Colman the younger (1762-1836), and prior to 1810.\u00a0 The tune later appears in Colman the younger’s play “Love Laughs at Locksmiths.” (publ. 1840).\u00a0 After the War of 1812 the tune was used for\u00a0The Hunters of Kentucky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<\/strong>
\nA Captain bold in Halifax,<\/strong>
\n.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0D<\/strong>
\nWho dwelt in country quarters,<\/strong>
\n.\u00a0 \u00a0G<\/strong>
\nSeduced a maid who hanged herself<\/strong>
\n.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 D\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 G<\/strong>
\nOne morning in her garters,<\/strong>
\n.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G7<\/strong>
\nHis wicked conscience smited him,<\/strong>
\n.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 D<\/strong>
\nHe lost his stomach daily,<\/strong>
\n.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0D7<\/strong>
\nHe took to drinking ratafia<\/strong>
\n.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G<\/strong>
\nAnd thought upon Miss Bailey.<\/strong>
\nG\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G<\/strong>
\nOh, Miss Bailey, unfortunate Miss Bailey,<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/strong>C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0D\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 G<\/strong>
\nOh, Miss Bailey, unfortunate Miss Bailey,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n


\nOne night, betimes he went to bed,
\nFor he had caught a fever,
\nSaid he, “I am a handsome man
\nAnd I’m a gay deceiver.”
\nHis candle just at twelve o’clock
\nBegan to burn quite palely,
\nA ghost stepped up to his bedside
\nAnd said, “Behold! Miss Bailey.”
\nOh, Miss Bailey, unfortunate Miss Bailey,<\/em>
\nOh, Miss Bailey, unfortunate Miss Bailey,
\n<\/em>
\n“Avaunt, Miss Bailey,” then he cried,
\n“You cannot fright me really.”
\n“Dear Captain Smith,” the ghost replied,
\n“You’ve used me ungenteelly.
\nThe Coroner’s quest was hard with me
\nBecause I’ve acted frailly,
\nAnd parson Biggs won’t bury me
\nThough I’m a dead Miss Bailey.”
\nOh, Miss Bailey, unfortunate Miss Bailey,<\/em>
\nOh, Miss Bailey, unfortunate Miss Bailey,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“Dear Ma’am,” said he, “since you and I<\/strong>
\nAccounts must once for all close,
\nI have a one pound note in the vest of my
\nRegimental small clothes.
\n‘Twill bribe the Sexton for your grave.”
\nThe ghost then vanished gaily,
\nCrying, “Bless you wicked Captain Smith,<\/strong>
\nRemember poor Miss Bailey.”<\/strong>
\nOh, Miss Bailey, unfortunate Miss Bailey,<\/strong><\/em>
\nOh, Miss Bailey, unfortunate Miss Bailey,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The song is also known as The Unfortunate Miss Bailey.\u00a0The Burl Ives Songbook states it a traditional tune dating back to the sixteenth century, but with no citation.\u00a0 However, according to\u00a0The Traditional Ballad Index, the song and melody HAS been credited to George Colman the elder (1732-1794) and George Colman the younger (1762-1836), and prior […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6412","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6413,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6412\/revisions\/6413"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}