Loretta Lynn "Manhattan Kansas" |
(Joe Allen) Manhattan Kansas ain't no place to have a baby If you got no man to give it his last name And my folks back in Manhattan didn't want me or her bundle So I took my child and caught an evening train. I got a job in Denver washing dishes in a diner At least it buys my baby milk to drink He once told me I was pretty but the only ring it got me Is the ring of grease that runs around the sink. Yes, I laid beside him gentle 'cause he told me that he loved me And he made me dance before the music played But at least I didn't beg him, I'd rather wash my dishes It makes me feel as if my hands're clean. --- Instrumental --- At night I stands there thinkin' 'bout the men back home in Kansas And how my folks just turned away ashamed I look down through the soap suds Reached down and pulls the drain plug And watched as Manhattan drains away. Yes, I laid beside him gentle 'cause he told me that he loved me And he made me dance before the music played But at least I didn't beg him, I'd rather wash my dishes It makes me feel as if my hands're clean... Lyric from www.lyricmania.com |