Mill o' Lour, The

DESCRIPTION: "We a' agreed at Martinmas On Mill o' Lour to dwell, They said it was a very fine place, But it turned out not so well." The singer describes how hard it is to work the mill, and the people and teams involved.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1904 (Ford)
KEYWORDS: work home horse miller
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Ford-VagabondSongsAndBalladsOfScotland, pp. 330-331, "The Mill o' Lour" (1 text, 1 tune)
Ord-BothySongsAndBallads, p. 255, "The Mill o' Lour" (1 text)
Roud #5573
File: FVS330

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