Manhattan Kansas Lyrics - Glen Campbell

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 want her or her bundle 

So she took her child and caught an evenin' 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 

Was the ring of grease that runs around the sink. 

Yes, she lay beside him gentle 

'Cause he told her that he loved her 

And he made her dance before the music played 

But at least she didn't beg him 

She'd rather wash her dishes 

It makes her feel as if her hands are clean. 

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At night she stands there thinkin' 

'Bout the man back home in Kansas 

And how her folks just turned away the shame 

She stares down through the soap suds 

Reaches down and pulls the drain plug 

And watches as Manhattan drains away. 

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Yes, she lay beside him gentle 

'Cause he told her that he loved her 

And he made her dance before the music played 

But at least she didn't beg him 

She'd rather wash her dishes 

It makes her feel as if her hands are clean. 

Yes, it makes her feel as if her hands are clean...