In My Reply Lyrics - Linda Ronstadt
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Now Matthew was a country boy until one day he found
That cheatin' folks was easier than plowin' his daddy's ground
He left his home back in Ohio, bound for Chicago's town
He crossed Big Jim and turned his back
A bullet cut him down
And as he lay there dying
He said "Will I see my Ohio?"
In my reply I lied a bit
And said I did not know
Now Jim McCall he 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 he got himself these things
His children left him and he sneered
"That's what my kindness brings"
And on the south side he got lost
He asked me where to go
In my reply I lied a bit
And said I did not know
It was Lazy Susan called me up
She 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
That cheatin' folks was easier than plowin' his daddy's ground
He left his home back in Ohio, bound for Chicago's town
He crossed Big Jim and turned his back
A bullet cut him down
And as he lay there dying
He said "Will I see my Ohio?"
In my reply I lied a bit
And said I did not know
Now Jim McCall he 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 he got himself these things
His children left him and he sneered
"That's what my kindness brings"
And on the south side he got lost
He asked me where to go
In my reply I lied a bit
And said I did not know
It was Lazy Susan called me up
She 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
Writer: TAYLOR, LIVINGSTON
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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In my Reply | Reviewer: Joe Baxter | 11/2/12
A beautiful, Livingston Taylor, parable song. Beautifully sung by Linda, with spare laid back backing from a band that included soon to be Eagles members.
I heard it on an album which was only available in Britain as an american import. I still have the vinyl but haven't heard it for years and looked up the lyrics to refresh my memory, I do the occasional spot at open mic nights, and I'm going to do this song. I already do I Still Miss Someone, a Johnny Cash song from the same album.
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