Caleb Meyer

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Caleb Meyer, he lived alone In them hollerin' pines And he made a little whiskey for himself Said it helped to pass the time Long one evening in back of my house Caleb come around And he called my name till I went out With no one else around [Chorus] Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna Wear them rattlin' chains But when I go to sleep at night Don't you call my name [Verse 2] Where's your husband, Nellie Kane? Where's your darling gone? Did he go on down the mountainside And leave you all alone? Yes, my husband's gone to Bowlin' Green To do some business there Then Caleb threw that bottle down And grabbed me by my hair [Chorus] Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna Wear them rattlin' chains But when I go to sleep at night Don't you call my name [Verse 3] He threw me in a needle bed Across my dress he lay Then he pinned my hands above my head And I commenced to pray I cried, "My God, I am your child Send your angels down" Then feelin' with my fingertips The bottleneck I found I drew that glass across his neck As fine as any blade Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot Round me where I lay [Chorus] Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna Wear them rattlin' chains But when I go to sleep at night Don't you call my name [Chorus] Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna Wear them rattlin' chains But when I go to sleep at night Don't you call my name