Same old man livin at the mill The mill turns around of its own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back Verse Then said the owl with his head all a white A lonesome day and a lonesome night I thought I heard a pretty girl say I court all night and you sleep all day Same old man livin at the mill The mill turns around of its own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back Verse Then said the raven as she flew If I was a young man, I'd have two One for to knit and one for to sew And I'd have a little ribbon to my bow, bow, bow Same old man livin at the mill The mill turns around of its own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back Verse My old man's in Kalamazoo He don't wear no "Yes, I do" First to the left and then to the right This old mill grinds day and night Same old man livin at the mill The mill turns around of its own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back