Steel Mill, The

DESCRIPTION: "The mill O, the mill O, The weary, weary mill O; O' the steel mill I've had my fill, And wish it at the de'il O." The singer wishes he were at any other job. Hard as the work is, the flour is poor. Finally he declares that he will quit
AUTHOR: Words: John Blair
EARLIEST DATE: 1889 (Blair, "Lays of the Old Identities," according to Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
KEYWORDS: work miller hardtimes
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, pp. 26-27, "The Steel Mill" (1 text)
File: BaRo026

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