You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair
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Ruby are you contemplating goin' out somewhere
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The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down
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Oh Ruby don't take your love to town
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It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war
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But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chores
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And yes it's true I'm not the man that I used to be
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Oh but Ruby I still need some company
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It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralized
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And the wants and the needs of a woman your age Ruby I realize
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But it won't be long I've heard them say until I'm not around
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Oh Ruby don't take your love to town
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She's leaving now cause I just heard the slamming of the door
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The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before
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And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
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Oh Ruby don't take your love to town Ruby for God sake's turn around
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Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
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| Mel Tillis |
