Townes Van Zandt - Tecumseh lyrics

The name she gave was Caroline The daughter of a miner Well her ways were free And it seemed to me Sunshine walked beside her She said she'd come to look for work She was not seekin' favors For a dime a day And a place to stay She'd turn those hands to labor But the times were hard, Lord, and the jobs were few All through Tecumseh valley But she asked around And a job she found Tendin' 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 The word come down from Spencer She turned to walkin' down the road From all the hate inside her And it was many a man Returned again To walk that road beside her They found her down beneath the stairs That led to Gypsy Sally's In her hand when she died Was a note that cried Fare thee well Tecumseh valley