Scarlet Town Lyrics

Lyric discussion by hetchell 

Cover art for Scarlet Town lyrics by Gillian Welch

3rd verse missing lyric: "And Cairo on a bet..."

An aspect of the meaning of this song is how it reinterprets and reframes the traditional "Barbara Allen".

Lyric Correction

Actually I think it’s Cairo on the Bend which is near Lebanon, TN on the Cumberland River