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'''MILLER BOY.''' Old-Time, Air (whole time) and listening piece. D Major. DDad tuning (fiddle). A play-party game and song that goes: | '''MILLER BOY.''' AKA and see "[[Aunt Polly]]." Old-Time, Air (whole time) and listening piece. D Major. DDad tuning (fiddle). A play-party game and song that goes: | ||
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''Happy is the miller boy that lives by the mill,''<br> | ''Happy is the miller boy that lives by the mill,''<br> | ||
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''The ladies step forward and the gents step back.''<br> | ''The ladies step forward and the gents step back.''<br> | ||
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The old-time version is sourced to Oklahoma fiddler Earl Collins, who played it in DDad tuning. It is played at a walking or march tempo, and is similar to "[[Bonaparte's Retreat (1)]]". | The old-time version is sourced to Oklahoma fiddler Earl Collins, who played it in DDad tuning. It is played at a walking or march tempo, and is similar to "[[Bonaparte's Retreat (1)]]". The tune also has been called "[[Aunt Polly]]" on another recording of Collins' playing. | ||
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MILLER BOY. AKA and see "Aunt Polly." Old-Time, Air (whole time) and listening piece. D Major. DDad tuning (fiddle). A play-party game and song that goes:
Happy is the miller boy that lives by the mill,
The wheel goes around of with a free goodwill.
One hand in the hopper and the other in the sack,
The ladies step forward and the gents step back.
The old-time version is sourced to Oklahoma fiddler Earl Collins, who played it in DDad tuning. It is played at a walking or march tempo, and is similar to "Bonaparte's Retreat (1)". The tune also has been called "Aunt Polly" on another recording of Collins' playing.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 254.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear an old-time version on youtube.com [2]
Hear Earl Collins' version at Slippery Hill [3]