Tecumseh Valley

Intro 
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[Verso 1]
 
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The name she gave was Caroline 
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The daughter of a miner 
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And her ways were free 
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And it seemed to  me 
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That sunshine walked beside her  



[Verso 2]

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



[Verso 3]
 
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But the times were hard, Lord, and the jobs were few 
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All through Tecumseh Valley 
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But she looked around 
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And a job she found 
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Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's 
 

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


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So she turned to walkin' down the road 
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from all the hate inside her 
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And it was many a man 
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Who returned  again 
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To walk that road beside her. 
 


[Verso 5]
 
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They found her down beneath the stairs 
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That led to Gypsy Sally's 
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And in her hand when she died 
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Was a note that cried 
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Fare-thee-well, Tecumseh Valley 
 

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