You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair
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Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere
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The shadows on the wall tell 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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I know Ruby that I'm not the man I used to be but Ruby I still need your company
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[ dobro ]
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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 I've heard them say it won't be long 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 for I just heard the slammin' of the door
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The way I know I've heard it slam a hundred times before
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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
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Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
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| Waylon Jennings |