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Version 1

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X:1
T:Miller of Dee
Z:Webmaster
C:Trad
O:Chester, England
Q:1/2=70
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Bb
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w:There was a jol-ly mil-ler once Liv'd on the riv-er Dee,_
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w:He work'd and sang from morn till night, No lark_ more blithe than he._
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w:And_ this the bur-den of his song For-ev-er us'd to be,_
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w: "I care for no-bod-y, no not I, If no-bod-y cares for me.*_
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W:1.
W:There was a jolly miller once
W:Lived on the river Dee ;
W:He work'd and sang from morn till night,
W:No lark more blithe than he.
W:And this the burden of his aong
W:Forever used to be
W:I care for nobody, no, not I,
W:If nobody cares for me.
W:.
W:2.
W:The reason why he was so blithe,
W:He once did thus unfold
W:The bread I eat my hands have earn'd;
W:I covet no man's gold ;
W:I do not fear next quarter-day;
W:In debt to none I be.
W:I care for nobody, no, not I,
W:If nobody cares for me.
W:.
W:3.
W:A coin or two I've in my purse,
W:To help a needy friend ;
W:A little I can give the poor,
W:And still have some to spend.
W:Though I may fail, yet I rejoice,
W:Another's good hap to see.
W:I care for nobody, no, not I,
W:If nobody cares for me.
W:.
W:4.
W:So let us his example take,
W:And be from malice free;
W:Let every one his neighbour serve,
W:As served he'd like to be.
W:And merrily push the can about
W:And drink and sing with glee;
W:If nobody cares a doit for us,
W:Why not a do it care we

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