Caleb Meyer

Caleb Meyer, he lived alone
 In them hollarin' 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 came around
 And he called my name 'til I came out
 with no one else around
 Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna
 wear them rattlin' chains.
 but when I go to sleep at night,
 Don't you call my name
 Where's your husband, Nellie Kane
 Where's your darlin gone?
 Did he go down off the mountain side
 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.
 Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna
 wear them rattlin' chains.
 but when I go to sleep at night,
 Don't you call my name
 He threw me in the needle bed,
 across my dress he lay
 he held 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 bottle neck I found
 I drew that glass across his neck
 as fine as any blade,
 and I felt his blood pour fast and hot
 around me where I laid.
 Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna
 wear them rattlin' chains.
 But when I go to sleep at night,
 Don't you call my name
 Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna
 wear them rattlin' chains.
 But when I go to sleep at night,
 Don't you call my name