Gillian Welch - Caleb Meyer Lyrics
I figured out most of the lyrics, but there are a few spots where I'm not quite sure.Hence, the dashes.Caleb Meyer, he lived aloneIn them hollarin' pinesAnd he made a little whiskey for himselfSip it up to pass the timeAt the back of my houseCaleb come aroundAnd he called my name 'til i went outAn' no one else aroundCaleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna wear them rattlin' chainsBut when I go to sleep at night, don't you call my nameWhere's your husband, Nelly Cane?Where's your darling gone?Did he go on down the mountain side and leave you all alone?Yes, my husband'd gone to ---- to do some business thereThen Caleb threw that bottle down and grabbed me by my hairCaleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna wear them rattlin' chainsBut when I go to sleep at night, don't you call my nameHe threw me in the needle bedAcross my dress he layThen he pinned my hands above my head and I began to prayI cried my God, I am your childSend your angels downThen feeling with my fingertips, a bottleneck I foundAn' I tore that glass across his neck---------Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot 'round me where I layCaleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna wear them rattlin' chainsBut when I go to sleep at night, don't you call my nameCaleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna wear them rattlin' chainsBut when I go to sleep at night, don't you call my name
