Elizabeth Cook

Tecumseh Valley

Elizabeth Cook


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[Verse 1]
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Well the name she gave was Caroline
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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

[Verse 2]
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She come from Spencer
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Across the hill
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She said her pa had sent her
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'cause the coal was low
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And soon the snow
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Would turn the sky to winter

[Verse 3]
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She said she'd come
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To look for work
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She was not seeking 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

[Verse 4]
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But the times were hard
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And the jobs were few
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All through Tecumseh Valley
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So she asked around
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'till a job she found
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Tending bar at Gypsy Sally's

[Verse 5]
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She saved enough to get back home
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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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Word come down from Spencer

[Verse 6]
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So she took to walkin' out on the road
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With all the hate inside her
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And it was many a man
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Returned again
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To lay himself beside her

[Verse 7]
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Well they found her down beneath the stairs
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That led to Gypsy Sally's
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In her hand when she died
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Was a note that cried
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Fare thee well
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Tecumseh Valley

[Verse 8]
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Well the name she gave was Caroline
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Daughter of a miner
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And her ways were free
        G  D/F#  Em7
And it seemed to me
        Dsus2         Cadd9      G
The sunshine walked beside her