| Lyrics: | Lou Gottlieb
In seventeen forty-two, it was customary in the township of Halifax, for a
gentleman to partake occasionally of ratafia which was--a light-flavored liquer of amazing
potency--which originated in Middlesex and which we suppose is the reason for this
song.
Chorus:
Oh, Miss Bailey! Unfortunate, Miss Bailey!
A captain bold in
Halifax, who dwelt in country quarters, seduced a maid who hung herself one Monday in her
garters.
His wicked conscience smitted him. He lost his stomach daily. He took to drinking
ratafia and tho't upon Miss Bailey.
(Chorus)
One night betimes he went to bed for
he had caught the fever. Said he, |
