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JOLLY WAS THE MILLER (THE MILLER BOY) Sung by: Mrs. Russell Vaughan Recorded in Memphis, TN Click here to listen to the original recording (Mrs. Vaughan: “This was a game that we used to play kind of like a promenade. And when we were playing it, we would sing this.”) Jolly was the miller, and he lived by the mill, And the mill turned around with a right good will. One hand in the hopper, and the other in the sack, Ladies step forward, and the gents step back. Mama killed a chicken, and she thought it was a duck, And she put it on the table with its hind legs up. The right foot forward and the left foot back, Ladies step forward, and the gents step back. Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #518, “The Miller Boy”; Brown, Vol. III, #75, “The Miller Boy.” |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |