The name she gave was Caroline A daughter of a miner And her ways were free It seemed to me That sunshine walked beside her She came from Spencer Across the hill She said her pa had sent her 'Cause the coal was low And soon the snow Would turn the skies to winter She said she'd come To look for work She was not seeking favors For a dime a day And a place to stay She'd turn them hands to labor Ah, but the times were hard The jobs were few All through Tecumseh Valley But she asked around And a job she found Tending bar At Gypsy Sally's She saved enough To get back home When the spring replaced the winter But her dreams were denied Her pa had died The word come down from Spencer She took to whorin' Out on the streets With all the lust inside her And many a man Returned again Just to lay himself beside her They found her down Beneath the stairs That lead to Gypsy Sally's In her hand when she died Was a note that cried "Fare thee well Tecumseh Valley"