[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