Manhattan Kansas Lyrics - Jody Miller

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 thinkin' 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...