Tecumseh Valley

C CC The name she gave was Caroline F C Daughter of a miner F F Am And her ways were free and it seemed to me G G C The sunshine walked beside her C C F C She came from Spencer across the hill F F C She said her Pa had sent her F F Am 'Cause the coal was low and soon the snow G G C Would turn the skies to winter C C F C She said she'd come to look for work F FC She was not seeking favor F F Am For a dime a day and a place to stay G G C She turned those hands to labor C C F C But the times were hard, Lord, and the jobs were few F FC All through Tecumseh Valley F F Am She'd ask around, and a job she found G C Tendin' bar at Gypsy Sally's C C F C She saved enough to get back home F F C And spring replaced the winter F F Am But her dreams were denied, her Pa had died G G C The word come down from Spencer C C F C So she turned to whorin' out on the streets F FC With all the lust inside her F F Am And it was many a man returned again G C To lay himself beside her C C F C They found her down beneath the stairs F FC That led to Gypsy Sally's F F Em Am And in her hand when she died was a note that cried G G C "Fare thee well, Tecumseh Valley".