The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2) / With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.

by Alice Bertha Gomme

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.

—Addy’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).