Tecumseh Valley Songtext
von The Flatlanders

The name she gave was Caroline
The daughter of a miner
And her ways were free
And it seemed to me
Sunshine walked beside her

She came from Spencer
Across the hill
She said her pa had sent her
For the coal was low
And soon the snow
Turned the skies to winter

She said she′d come to look for work
She was not seeking favor
And for a dime a day
And a place to stay
She'd turn those hands to labor


Well times were hard lord
And jobs were scarce
All through Tecumseh Valley
But she asked around
And a job she found
In this bar for Gypsy Sally

She saved enough to get back home
When spring replaced the winter
But her dreams were denied
Her pa had died
And the word come down from Spencer

She took to whorin′ out on the street
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
Farewell Tecumseh Valley


The name she gave was Caroline
The daughter of a miner
And her ways were free
And it seemed to me
Sunshine walked beside her