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