Lyric discussion by ElizaJayne 

Cover art for Crow Jane lyrics by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Crow Jane was raped by the miners from the next town, falls pregnant, becomes depressed (your house dogs are in the turnips, your yard dogs are runnin all over the place), goes to town and arms herself, catches a coal trolley to the next town where the miners are, and kills the 20 of them who raped her, as is evident by the drop in population from 48 to 28.