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JOLLY MILLER |
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I. There was a jolly miller, and he lived by himself, As the wheel went round he made his pelf; One hand in the hopper, and the other in the bag, As the wheel went round he took his grab.
— Leicester (Miss Ellis).
II. There was a jolly miller, he lived by himself, As the mill went round he made his wealth; One hand in the hopper, another in his bag, As the wheel went round he made his grab.
•—Liphook, Hants (Miss Fowler).
III. There was a jolly miller, and he lived by himself, As the wheel goes round he makes his wealth; One hand in his hopper, and the other in his bag, As we go round he makes his grab.
—Monton, Lancashire (Miss Dendy).
IV. There was a jolly miller, and he lived by himself, As the mill went round he gained his wealth; One hand in the hopper, and the other in the bag, As the mill went round he made his grab.
Sandy he belongs to the mill,
And the mill belongs to Sandy still,
And the mill belongs to Sandy.
—Add^s Sheffield Glossary.
V. There was a jolly miller, and he lived by himself, As the wheel went round he made his wealth ; One hand in the upper and the other in the bank, As the wheel went round he made his wealth.
—Earls Heaton, Yorks. (Herbert Hardy).
VI. There was a jolly miller, and he lived by himself, As the wheel went round he made his grab; One hand in the other, and the other in the bag, As the wheel went round he made his grab.
—Nottinghamshire (Miss Winfield). |
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