The Little Mercies - Caleb Meyer (Gillian Welch Cover)

The Little Mercies perform a cover of Gillian Welch's "Caleb Meyer." Bronwyn Chelette on bass, Rosalee Walsh on fiddle, and Shanice Richards on guitar. Merciful Monday no. 23 Follow The Little Mercies:   / thelittlemercies     / thelittlemercies     / thelittlemercies   Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna Wear them rattlin' chains 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 come out When 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 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 his 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 on that 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 Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna Wear them rattlin' chains But when I go to sleep at night Don't you call my name I drew that glass across his neck As fine as any blade Then I felt his blood pour fast and warm Round me where I lay 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 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 #fiddle #folkmusic #oldtimemusic