When standing all by the bed post,A figure tall her sight engross'dAnd it cri'd, "I be Giles Scroggins' ghost,"Fol lol de rol de rol de ra.
The ghost it said, all solemnly,Fol lol de rol de rol de ra.
"O Molly you must go with I,Fol de rol de rol de ra.
"All to the grave your love to cool,"Says she, "I am not dead, you fool."Says the ghost, says he, "Vhy that's no rule,"Fol lol de rol de rol de ra.
"Giles Scroggins' Ghost"
—Charles Dibdin, Jr.
George Cruikshank's illustration of the theatrical ballad "Giles Scroggins' Ghost" was offered for sale at Illustration House in 2007. It's ghoulish humor apparently did not resonate with any potential buyer and the artwork went unsold.
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| George Cruikshank, Giles Scroggins' Ghost, c. 1830 |
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| Illustration House June 2, 2007 Lot 111 |
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| http://www.findartinfo.com/english/list-prices-by-artist/1/16370/george-cruikshank/page/3.html |
For publication, Cruikshank's watercolor was handed over to an engraver. So why was a color original needed at all?
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| "Giles Scroggins' Ghost" illustrated by George Cruikshank The Bodleian Library |
"Giles Scroggins' Ghost"
Lyrics by Charles Dibdin, Jr.
Music by William Reeve
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| "Giles Scroggins' Ghost" |
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