Song Lyrics Unknown - Millers Will    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Millers Will Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Millers Will Theme ID: 4912 Album: N/A MILLER'S WILL There was an old miller by everyone known He had three sons was all nigh grown When he came to die and make his will He had nothing to give but an old tub* mill He called up his eldest son He says, "My son, I'm almost done And if the mill to you I'd make Pray tell me how much toll you intend to take?" "Oh dear father, my name is Heck And out of each bushel I'll take one peck And every bushel I do grind A very fine living at that I'll find" "You are a fool," the old man said, "You have not fairly learned my trade The mill to you I will not give For never a miller at that can live" He next called up his second son He says, "My son, I'm almost done And if the mill to you I'd make Pray tell me how much toll you intend to take?" "Oh dear father, my name is Ralph And out of each bushel I'd take one half And every bushel I do grind A very fine living at that I'll find" "You are a fool," the old man said, "You have not fairly learned my trade The mill to you I will not give For never a miller at that can live" He next called up his youngest son He says, "My son, I'm almost done And if the mill to you I'd make Pray tell me how much toll you intend to take?" "Oh dear father, I am your son I'll take three pecks and leave just one And if a good living at that I do lack I'll take the other and swear to the sack" "You are my son," the old man said, "For you have fairly learned my trade The mill is yours," the old man cried, And he closed up his eyes and died @work @mill @age @family note: "tub" mill must be grist mill collected by Sharp from Ida Banks in Burnsville NC in 1918 filename[ MILLWILL SF ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Mistletoe Bough, Moammar Said To His Men, Mobile, Modiewark, Molly And Tenbrooks, Molly Bawn Polly Vaughn, Molly Brannigan, Molly Malone, Monongahela Sal, Month Of May, Months, Monymustk Lads, Moon Dancing, Moonshiner, More Verses To Humoresque, More Wood, Mormond Braes, Morning Has Broken, Moscow Nights, Mother Is The Battle Over, Must Be Santa, Namibia Anthem Text, Nancy Brown, Nauru Anthem Text, Nauru Native Anthem Text, Navvy Boots, Nde Colores, Neath The Crust Of The Old Apple Pie, Ned Of The Hill, Nell Flahertys Drake, Nelly Bly, Neros Expedition, Net Hauling Song, Netherlands Native Anthem Text, Never Throw A Lighted Lamp At Mother, New Chum Crutcher, New Harmony, New York Girls, New Zealand Anthem Text, New Zealand Native Anthem Text, Nice People Like Us, Nickelodeon, Nigeria Anthem Text, Night Herding Song, Night Riders Lament, Night Visiting Song, Nightingale, Nightingales Sing, Nine Gold Medals, Nine Miles From Gundagai, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy