Tecumseh Valley
The name she gave was Caroline
Daughter of a miner
And her ways were free
It seemed to me
The 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
And for a dime a day
And a place to stay
She'd turn those hands to labor
But the times were hard Lord
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 spring replaced the winter
But her dreams were denied
Her Pa had died
The word came down from Spencer
So she turned to whorin' out on the streets
With all the lust inside her
And it was many a man
Returned again
To lay himself beside her
They found her down beneath the stairs
That led to Gypsy Sally's
In her hand when she died
Was a note cried
Fare thee well ... Tecumseh Valley
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Vale Tecumseh
O nome que ela deu foi Caroline
Filha de um minerador
E seu jeito era livre
Me parecia
Que o sol caminhava ao lado dela
Ela veio de Spencer
Do outro lado da colina
Disse que seu pai a mandou
Porque o carvão estava escasso
E logo a neve
Transformaria o céu em inverno
Ela disse que veio
Procurar trabalho
Não queria favores
E por um tostão por dia
E um lugar pra ficar
Ela colocaria aquelas mãos pra trabalhar
Mas os tempos eram difíceis, Senhor
Os empregos eram poucos
Por todo o Vale Tecumseh
Mas ela perguntou por aí
E um emprego encontrou
Servindo drinks no bar da Gypsy Sally
Ela economizou o suficiente pra voltar pra casa
Quando a primavera substituiu o inverno
Mas seus sonhos foram negados
Seu pai tinha morrido
A notícia chegou de Spencer
Então ela se entregou à prostituição nas ruas
Com toda a luxúria dentro dela
E foram muitos os homens
Que voltaram de novo
Pra se deitar ao lado dela
A encontraram lá embaixo das escadas
Que levavam à Gypsy Sally's
Em sua mão quando morreu
Havia uma nota que dizia
Adeus... Vale Tecumseh
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