Caleb Meyer [German translation]

Caleb Meyer, he lived alone

In them hollarin' pines

And he made a little whiskey for himself

Said it helped to pass the time

And on one evening in the 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 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 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

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 bottle neck I found

I pulled that glass across his neck

As fine as any blade

And I felt his blood run 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

• Artist:Gillian Welch
• Album:Hell Among the Yearlings