Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Manhattan Kansas, artist - Loretta Lynn. Date of issue: 01.10.1972
Song language: English
Manhattan Kansas |
| Manhattan Kansas ain’t no place to have a baby |
| When you got no man to give it his last name |
| And her folks back in Manhattan didn’t treat her like a lady |
| So she took her child and caught an evening train |
| She found a job in Denver washing dishes in a diner |
| At least it buys her baby milk to drink |
| He once told her she was pretty |
| But the only ring it got her |
| Is the ring of grease that runs around the sink |
| Yes, she laid beside him gentle |
| 'Cause he told her that he loved her |
| And he made her dance before the music played |
| But at least she’s not a beggar |
| She rather wash her dishes |
| It makes her feel as if her hands’re clean |
| At night she stands there thinking |
| 'Bout the men back home in Kansas |
| And how men happen made up feel ashamed |
| She stares down through the soap suds |
| Reaches down and pulls the drain plug |
| And watches as Manhattan drains away |
| Yes, she laid beside him gentle… |
| Manhattan Kansas ain’t no place… |