Tecumseh Valley Lyrics - Steve Earle

The name she gave was Caroline 

A daughter of a miner 

And 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 

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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 

Ah, 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 the spring replaced the winter 

But her dreams were denied 

Her pa had died 

The word come down from Spencer 

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She took to whorin' out on the streets 

With all the lust inside her 

And many a man 

Returned again 

Just to lay himself beside her 

They found her down beneath the stairs 

That lead to Gypsy Sally's 

In her hand when she died 

Was a note that cried 

"Fare thee well 

Tecumseh Valley"