The Lady Came From Baltimore

Written by Tim Hardin. ( Alley Music/Trio Music.) From "John R. Cash", 1974, Columbia Records. The lady came from Baltimore and all she wore was lace. She didn't know that I was poor, she never saw my place. I was there to steal her money, to take her rings and run. Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none. The lady's name was Susan Moore, her daddy read the law. She didn't know that I was poor, and lived outside the law. Her daddy said I was a thief and didn't marry her for love. But I was Susan's true belief, and I married her for love I was there to steal her money, to take her rings and run. Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none. The house she lived in had a wall to keep the robbers out. She never stopped to think at all, that that's what I'm about. I was there to steal her money, to take her rings and run. Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none. Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none.