Stones of Eling Mill, THe

DESCRIPTION: "No sails to turn and no vanes to set, For the waters are never still, So bring your corn, we'll grind it to flour, 'Twixt the stones of Eling Mill." The mill is powered by tide not a river. It will work "as long as old nature sends us the tides"
AUTHOR: Ken Stephens (source: Browne-FolkSongsOfOldHampshire)
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Browne-FolkSongsOfOldHampshire)
KEYWORDS: miller nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-FolkSongsOfOldHampshire, pp. 105-107, "The Stones of Eling Mill" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: BrHa105

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