Man At The Mill

(Traditional, Version Jim Kerwin)

Down sat an owl with his head all white
Lonesome day and a lonesome night
Thought I heard a pretty girl say
Dance all night and sleep next day 

Same old man livin' at the mill
The mill turns around of it's own free will
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back

Well I heard the raven as she flew
If I was a young one I'd get two
One for to get and the other to sew
I'd have a string for my bass fiddle bow

Same old man livin' at the mill
The mill turns around of it's own free will
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back

Well my old man's in Kalamazoo
He don't wear no yes I do
First to the left and then to the right
This old mill grinds day and night

Same old man livin' at the mill
The mill turns around of it's own free will
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back

Same old man livin' at the mill
The mill turns around of it's own free will
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back