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MANHATTAN, KANSAS (Joe Allen) Sammi Smith - 1972 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, they didn't want me or my bundle So I packed my bags and caught the evenin' train I found a job in Denver washin' dishes in a diner At least it buys the baby milk to drink And he once told me I was pretty, but the only ring it got me Is the ring of grease that runs around the sink And I lay beside him gentle 'cause he told me that he loved me But 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 though my hands are clean At night I lay here thinkin' 'bout the man back in Manhattan And how my folks just turned away in shame And I stare down through the soap suds, reach down and pull the drain plug And watch while Manhattan drains away But I lay beside him gentle 'cause he told me that he loved me... But he made me dance before the music played But at least I didn't beg him, I'd rather wash these dishes It makes me feel as though my hands are clean (Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2019)

    





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