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hey fae wan _ ton fhe. She's fworn hy moon and
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ftars fae bright, That fhe wsid^ hasher corn ground. That Oie wad
Out then came the miller 8 man,
Hech hej-, fae wanton;
Out then came the millers man,
Hech he^, fae wantpn he;
He fware he'd do the beft he can,
For to get her corn ground
For to get her co' u prouod
Mill and multurt fret.
He put his hand about her neck,
Hech he\, fae wanton;
He put his hand about her neck,
Hech he>-, fae wanton he;
He dang her down upon a fack.
And there fhe got her cprn ground.
And there fhe got her corn ground.
Mill and multure free.
When other maids gaed out to play,
Hech he;)', fae wanton;
When other uiaidfi gaed out to plJi)'-
Hech hev, fae wantonlie;
She fjgh'd and fobb'd, and wadnae fla>-,
Becaufe fhed got her corn ground,
Becaufe fhed got her corn ground.
Mill and multure free.
When forty weeks v^tre paft ardgarc.
Hech he^-, fae wanton;
Wlien forty weeks wen' paft andgaiie,
Hech hey, fae wantonlie;
This maiden had a braw lad bairn,
Becaufe fhe'd got 'htr corn ground,
Becaufe fhe'd got her corn guound.
Mill and multure free.
Her mither bade her caft it out,
Hech hey, fae wanton;
Her mither bade her caft it out,
Hech hey, fae wantonlie; ■
It was the millers dufty cloiit.
For getting of her corn ground.
For getting oif her corn ground.
Mill and multure free.
Her father bade her keep it in,
Hech hey, fae wanton;
Her father bade her keep it in,
Hech hey, fae wantonlie;
It was th« chief of a her 'kin,
Becault llit'd got her corn groun.J
Becaufe ft-e'd got her corn ground
Mill and multure free.

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