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Tecumseh Valley
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Bobby Bare
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Name she gave was Caroline
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The daughter of a miner
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And her ways were free and it seemed to me
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That the sunshine walked beside her.
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She come from Spencer acoss 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 change the skies to winter.
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Said she'd come to look for work
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She was not seeking favors
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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 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 for Gypsy Sally.
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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 her Pa had died
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The word came down from Spencer.
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She turned to walkin' in the streets
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With all the lust inside her
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It was many a man returned again
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To lay himself beside her.
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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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In her hand when she died was a note that cried
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Fare thee well Tecumseh Valley.
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Name she gave was Caroline
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The daughter of a miner
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And her ways were free and it seemed to me
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That the sunshine walked beside her.
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Fare thee well Tecumseh Valley...
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