Miller, Miller, Dusty Pole

DESCRIPTION: Counting-out rhyme. "Miller, miller, dusty pole, How many sacks have you stole? Twenty-five and a peck, Hang up the miller by his neck."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo)
KEYWORDS: miller thief | counting-out
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 36, "(Miller, miller, dusty pole)" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Miller's Will (The Miller's Three Sons)" [Laws Q21] (theme of a dishonest miller) and notes there
File: WEMM036B

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