Manhattan, Kansas - Donna Fargo

作词：Joe Allen

作曲：Joe Allen

Manhattan Kansas

Ain't no place to have a baby

When you got no man to give it his last name

And my folks back in Manhattan didn't want me or my bundle

So I took my child and caught an evening train

And I found a job in Denver

Washing dishes in a diner

At least it buys the baby milk to drink

He once told me I was pretty

But the only ring he got me is

The ring of grease that runs around the sink

Yes I lay 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

'Cause it makes me feel as if my hands are clean

Sometimes I stand here thinking

About a man back home in Kansas

And how the folks just turned away ashamed

Now I stare down through the soapsuds

reach down and pull the drain plug

And watch it as Manhattan floats away

Yes I lay 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

'Cause it makes me feel as if my hands are clean

Yes it makes me feel as if my hands are clean