In My Reply

歌詞

Matthew was a country boy Until one day he found That cheatin' folks was easier Than plowin' his daddy's ground He left his farm in Ohio Bound for Chicago town He crossed Big Jim and turned his back A bullet laid him down And as he lay there dying He begged, "Will I see my Ohio?" In my reply, I lied a bit And said I did not know Jim McCall was meek and small And to become a man He'd have to build himself up tall With fancy folks and land He threw some stones at honest friends And got himself these things His children left him and he sneered "That's what my kindness brings" And in the South End he got lost And asked me where to go In my reply, I lied a bit And said I did not know And lazy Susan called me up She'd heard I stole the show In my reply I lied a bit And said I did not know In my reply I lied a bit And said I did not know