Tecumseh Valley

Intro verse 1 Well the name she gave was Caroline of a miner And her ways were free And it seemed to me That sunshine walked beside her verse 2 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 sky to winter verse 3 She said she'd come To look for work She was not seeking favors And for a dime a day And a place to stay She'd turn those hands to labor verse 4 But the times were hard And the jobs were few All through Tecumseh Valley So she asked around 'till a job she found Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's Verse 5 She saved enough to get back home Spring replaced the winter But her dreams were denied Her pa had died Word come down from Spencer Verse 6 So she took to walkin' out on the road With all the hate inside her And it was many a man Returned again To lay himself beside her Verse 7 Well they found her down beneath the stairs That led to Gypsy Sally's In her hand when she died Was a note that cried Fare thee well Tecumseh Valley Verse 8 Well the name she gave was Caroline of a miner And her ways were free And it seemed to me The sunshine walked beside her