Tecumseh Valley

Well, the name she gave was Caroline
Daughter of a miner
And her ways were free
And it seemed to me
That sunshine walked beside her

She come from Spencer
Across the hill
She said her pa had sent her
'Cause the coal was low
And soon the snow
Would turn the skies to winter

She said she'd come
To look for work
She was not seeking favours
And for a dime a day
And a place to stay
She'd turn those hands to labour

But the times were hard
And the jobs were few
All through Tecumseh Valley
So she asked around
'Til a job she found
Tending bar at Gypsy Sally

She saved enough to get back home
Spring replaced the winter
But her dreams were denied
Her pa died
The word come down from Spencer

So she took to workin' out on her own
With all the hate inside her
And it was many a man
Returned again
To lay himself beside her

Well, they found it down beneath the stairs
That led the Gypsy Sallys
In her hand when she died
Was a note that cried
Fairly well
Tecumseh Valley

Well, the name she gave was Caroline
Daughter of a miner
And her ways were free
And it seemed to me
The sunshine walked beside her



Credits
Writer(s): Townes Van Zandt
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