We have two versions of the lyrics in the Digital Tradition, neither one with songwriter attribution. Is this an entirely new composition, or does it have roots older than the Dillards?

Here's #10012 - any corrections??

DOOLEY
(Mitch Jayne and Rodney Dillard)

Dooley was a good old man, he lived below the mill
Dooley had two daughters and a forty gallon still
One gal watched the boiler, the other watched the spout
And mama poured the bottles when old Dooley fetched them out

cho: Dooley, [slippin'/steppin'] up a holler
Dooley, trying to make a dollar
Dooley, give me a swaller,
And I'll pay you back some day

The revenuers came for him, sniffing/slipping through the woods
Dooley kept behind them all and never lost his goods
Dooley was a trader, when into town he'd come
Sugar by bushle and molasses by the ton

I remember very well the day old Dooley died
The woman folk looked sorry and the men stood 'round and cried
Now Dooley's on the mountain, he lies there all alone
They put a jug beside him and a barrel for his stone

As heard on the TV 'Andy Griffith' movie
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Here's #1665, not quite the same:

DOOLEY

Dooley was a good ole man,
He lived below the mill
Dooley had two daughters
And a 40 gallon still.

One gal watched the boiler
The other watched the spout
And Mama caught the bottles
When ole Dooley fetched them out.

cho: Dooley, slippin' up the holler
Dooley, tryin' to make a dollar
Dooley, give me a swaller
And I'll pay you back someday.

The revenuers came for him
A slippin' through the woods
Dooley kept behind them all
And never lost his goods

Dooley was a trader
When into town he'd come
Sugar by the bushel
And molasses by the ton.

I remember very well
The day ole Dooley died
The women folk looked sorry
And the men stood round and cried

Now Dooley's on the mountain
He lies there all alone
They put a jug beside him
And a barrel for his stone.

@drink @outlaw
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