Mill Wheel (II), The

DESCRIPTION: "Turn, turn, turn the big wheel, Round, round, round the big wheel, Whirr, whirr, hear the big wheel, What a pleasant sound." "Who is come on a visit to me? Put on the kettle and pour out tea. Welcome, dear neighbor... Please say 'Good day.'"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1920 (JournalOfAmericanFolklore, volume 33, according to Lewis-FavoriteMichiganFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: nonballad playparty
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lewis-FavoriteMichiganFolkSongs, p, 33, "The Mill Wheel" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #7924
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Bow, Belinda" (tune)
NOTES [65 words]: I suspect the "Bow, Belinda" tune cited by Lewis-FavoriteMichiganFolkSongs is that which is better known as "O Belinda" and is part of the family we've filed as "Old Betty Larkin (Betsy Larkin, You Stole My Pard, Steal Partners, Stole My Partner)." Since neither Gardner in JournalOfAmericanFolklore nor Lewis-FavoriteMichiganFolkSongs gives an actual tune, however, I can't prove it. - RBW
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