TECUMSAH VALLEY

The name she gave was Caroline, Daughter of a miner
Her ways were free, It seemed to me
That sunshine walked beside her

She came 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 favors And for a dime a day
And a place to stay She'd turn those hands to labor

But the times were hard, Lord, The jobs were few
All through Tecumseh valley

But she asked around
And a job she found Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's

She saved enough to get back home When spring replaced the winter

But her dreams were denied Her pa had died
The word come down from Spencer

So she turned to whorin' out on the streets
With all the lust inside her

And it was many a man
Returned again To lay himself beside her

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

The name she gave was Caroline
Daughter of a miner Her ways were free
It seemed to me That sunshine walked beside her