ɪt wʌz dɪvˈɛləpt baɪ dʒˈɑːn mˈɪlɚ, fɹʌm dˈuːplɪn kˈaʊnti, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə, hˌuː hæd mˈaɪɡɹeɪɾᵻd sˈaʊθ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv ˈɪndiən ɹᵻmˈuːvəl ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z.
It was developed by John Miller, from Duplin County, North Carolina, who had migrated south during the period of Indian Removal in the 1830s.