“The Dusty Miller”

Description

"Hey the dusty miller [(x2)], Dusty was his coat, dusty was his colour, dusty was the kiss That I got frae the miller." "Hey the dusty miller, With his dusty coast, He will spend a shilling Ere he win a groat."

References

  1. Montgomerie-ScottishNR 107, "(O the dusty miller)" (1 text)
  2. DT, DSTYMILR*
  3. Roud #5959
  4. BI, MSNR107

About

Author: adapted by Robert Burns, but the extent of his changes is not clear
Earliest date: 1788 (Burns)
Keywords: miller courting
Found in: Britain(Scotland)