Ruby, Don't 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 down
Oh Ruby,Don't take your love to town
It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian warBut I was proud to go and do my patriotic choreAnd yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
Oh Ruby,I still need some company
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzedAnd the wants and needs of a woman your age really I realizeBut it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not around
Oh Ruby,Don't take your love to town
She's leaving now 'cause I've 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 ground
Oh Ruby,Don't take your love to town
Oh Ruby,For God's sakes, turn around