Ruby Dont Take Your Love to Town
You've painted up your lips and rolled, and curled your tinted hairRuby are you contemplating going out somewhere?The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going downOh Ruby, don't take your love to town
It wasn't me that started this whole crazy Asian warBut I was proud to go and do my patriotic choreYes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to beOh Ruby, I still need some company
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzedAnd the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby, I realizeBut it won't be long, I've heard them say until I'm not aroundOh Ruby, don't take your love to town
She's leaving now 'cause I just heard the slamming of the doorThe way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times beforeAnd if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the groundOh Ruby, don't take your love to townOh Ruby, for God sakes turn around