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