Lyrics
(Folk song)
Oh happy is the miller boy that lives by the mill.
The wheel turns round with a right good will,
One hand in the hopper and the other in the sack,
Oh the ladies step forward and the gents step back.
Dance / Play Party
Formation: Partners (Person A & Person B) form concentric circles, all of Persons A in the inner circle, holding hands with Persons B in the outer circle. An extra person, the “Miller Boy / Kid,” stand alone in the center of the circle.
Students march around singing the first 3 phrases. On the last phrase, the Persons B step forward, and Persons A step backward and take a Person B as a new partner. The Miller Boy / Kid tries to a grab a Person B for to be partners with while the change is being made. Person A who loses a partner becomes the new Miller Boy / Kid.
See also
- Subjects: millers / emotions
- Activities: dances
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Meter: 4
- Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: drmslt
- Similar song: Jolly Miller
- more versions
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody