1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/c52c41fa517cd43732ecbf5fa95272e2.pdf e0a32a66a752545594c238b8019e697b PDF Text Text THE BLOODY MILLER 1 OR THE MURDERING MILLER One month ago since Christmas last, That most unhappy day, The devil, he persuaded me To take her life away . I met her at her sister's house 'Twas eight o'clock that night, But little did that creature know I owed her any spite. I asked her if she'd alk with me In the fields a little way, That e might both o well agree And appoint the wedding day . As we went down a lonesome place To the fields a little way, I drew a stick out of the hedge And struck her in the face. As she came down to her bended knees, ,. Oh, murderer, " she did cry, 'Por Heaven's sake don ' t murder me, For I am not fit to die.n And then to wash her sins a ay, I took her by the hair, And drug her to a river, near, And left her body there , Then to my mill, my mill, Iran, The miller was amazed, He slowly fixed his e~es on me And slo ly he did gaze. noh, master, master, master, dear, You look as pale as death; Have you been running all this night, That put you out of breath? "What means the blood upon ~our hands, Likewise upon your clothes? ' I ans ered him immediately, "By bleeding at the nose." I snatched the candle from her hand, And to my bed I run, I lay there trembling a l l that night, For the murder I had done. I lay there trembling a ll that night, I could not take my rest, I could almost feel the flames of hell Roll o'er my guilty breast . �BLOODY MILLER - Continued .The morning dawned, the sheriff came, He took me to the jail, And left me there for six long months, And then in death to wail. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view. Greer Document Collector I. G. Greer Collector Note This variant is possibly the same one printed in Brown as "The Lexington Murder," Variant B. Associated Date 1915 Scholarly Classification Brown, Older Ballads - 65(B) Randolph, 150 Cox, 90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lexington Murder, Lyric Variant 04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The Oxford Girl, The Lexington Girl, The Knoxville Girl, The Wexford Girl, The Wittam Miller, The Berkshire Tragedy, Come All of You Who's Been in Love and Sympathize with Me, Last Saturday Night, Two Weeks Ago, Poor Nell, The Noel Girl, The Expert Girl, The Rexford Girl, The Cruel Miller, The Tragedy, The Lexington Miller, Johnny McDowell Subject The topic of the resource Murder--Songs and music Conscience--Songs and music Guilt--Songs and music Ballads, English--United States--North Carolina Courtship--Songs and music Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. <a title="Watauga County (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4497707/watauga-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Watauga County (N.C.)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Come All of You Who's Been in Love and Sympathize with Me Johnny McDowell Last Saturday Night Two Weeks Ago Lexington Murder Poor Nell songs and music guilt songs and music murder The Berkshire Tragedy The Bloody Miller The Cruel Miller The Expert Girl The Knoxville Girl The Lexington Girl The Lexington Miller The Murdering Miller The Noel Girl The Oxford Girl The Rexford Girl The Tragedy The Wexford Girl The Wittam Miller