Caleb Meyer

Thisversion is the one Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings play in the BBC-4 sessions in St. Luke’s in London. Capo on the 5th fret   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   Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains   But when I go to sleep at night Don’t you call my name   Where’s your husband Nellie Cane Wheres your darlin’ gone?   Did he go on down the mountainside and leave you all alone?   Yes my husband’s gone to Bowling 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 rattling 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 pinned my hands above my head And I commenced to pray   I cried my God I am your child Send your angels down   Then feeling with my finger tips The bottle neck I found   I drew that glass across his neck Fine as any blade     Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot Around me where I laid   Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains   But when I go to sleep at night Don’t you call my name   Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains   But when I go to sleep at night Don’t you call my name have fun playing the song!