Ruby's lounge was none too clean
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The lights never worked on the pinball machine
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The sawdust floor hadn't been swept in years
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Brass spittoons and padded stools
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The same collection of half drunk fools
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Joking with Ruby or cryin' in their beers
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Ruby's Lounge had a neon sign
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The big old ugly blinkin' kind
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It said "Ruby's Lounge... Your Husband's Not Here"
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And ten cents played a jukebox tune
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Old songs like "Shine On Harvest Moon"
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And six bits bought a pitcher of cold draft beer
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Oh Ruby, Ruby, time has flown
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And (look) how your little girl has grown
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Ruby's Lounge seems oh so far away
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But Ruby, you never stopped to rest
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So your little girl could have the best
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And I'll love you, mama, and Ruby's Lounge
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Until my dyin' day
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Now Ruby's Lounge had a clientele
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They didn't dress, they didn't pay too well
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But ev'ry night you could count on 'em
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Droppin' in
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An occasional fight or a dirty word
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Wasn't nothin' that I hadn't heard
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And I've never left safer anywhere I've been
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When a man was down without a friend
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Ruby always had a buck to lend
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And she'd set him up
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She'd say "Go on and drink one free"
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While I washed mugs and I cleaned the bar
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Oh I dreamed someday I'd be a big star
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But Ruby's Lounge was home sweet home to me
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Oh Ruby, Ruby, time has flown
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And (look) how your little girl has grown
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Ruby's Lounge seems oh so far away
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But Ruby, you never stopped to rest
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So your little girl could have the best
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And I'll love you, mama, and Ruby's Lounge
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Until my dyin' day
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Oh Ruby, Ruby, how time has flown
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Oh look how your little girl has grown
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Ruby's Lounge seems oh so far away
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Bur Ruby you never stopped to rest
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And you sure gave your little girl the best
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And I'll love you, mama, and Ruby's Lounge
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Until my dyin' day...
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Ruby's Lounge
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Brenda Lee |