Tecumseh Valley - Townes Van Zandt

From: Rear View Mirror, Vol 2, 2004
Lyrics:
The name she gave was Caroline
The daughter of a miner
And her ways were free and it seemed to me
The sunshine walked beside her
She come from Spencer 'cross the hill
She said her Pa had sent her
'Cause the coal was low and soon the snow
Would turn the skies to winter

Well 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 those hands to labor

The times were hard Lord the jobs were few
All through Tecumseh Valley
But she asked around and a job she found
Tending 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 whorin' out on the streets
With all the lust inside her
It was many a man returned again
To lay himself beside her

Well, 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

Category:

Music

Tags:

• tecumseh
• valley
• townes
• van
• zandt
• country
• western
• depression

[josephkenny77]

The saddest song EVER.

[Arjanajanath]

@luketdrifter2100 Townes was a poet, the rest is "just" song-writers ;)

[luketdrifter2100]

Townes was a song writer. Everyone else is just a writer.

[MrLittlestevewaco]

The lyrics to this song give me goosebumps. What a poet.

[DANLEO5]

Great song - good sound on this video-Thanks

[Bigio1980]

one of the greatest song I have ever listened to...

[twpbuilder]

tvz!

[Aquapello1967]

Great song. Nanci Griffith does a wonderful rendition of this song. Townes Van Zandt and Nanci Griffith are two of my favorite musicians.

[mommenon1]

Beautiful sad song by the great TVZ....Thank you so much for sharing..

[writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, thisismyemu.