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