Tecumseh Valley Lyrics - For The Sake Of The Song - Townes Van Zandt

Well, the name she gave was Caroline 

The daughter of a miner 

An' her ways were free, an' it seemed to me 

That sunshine walked beside her 

She'd 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 

Well, she said, she'd come to look for work 

She was not seekin' favors 

For a dime a day and a place to stay 

She'd turn those hands to labor 

The times were hard, Lord and the jobs were few 

All through Tecumseh valley 

But she asked around till a job she found 

Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's 

Well, she saved enough to get back home 

When spring replaced the winter 

But her dreams were denied, her pa had died 

Well, 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 

Well, they found her down beneath the stairs 

That led to Gypsy Sally's 

And in her hand when she died was a note that cried 

'Fare Thee Well, Tecumseh Valley' 

Well, the name she gave was Caroline 

The daughter of a miner 

An' her ways were free, an' it seemed to me 

That sunshine walked beside her