N.C. G Dm
You ve painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hairÂ
Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere?Â
The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going downÂ
N.C.
Oh Ruby ... don t take your love to townÂ
It wasn t me who started that old crazy Asian warÂ
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic choreÂ
And yes, it s true that I m not the man I used to beÂ
N.C.
Oh Ruby... I still need some companyÂ
It s hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzedÂ
And the wants and needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realizeÂ
But it won t be long, I ve heard them say, until I m not aroundÂ
N.C.
Oh Ruby... don t take your love to townÂ
N.C.
And she s leaving now cause I just heard the slamming of the doorÂ
N.C.
The way I know I ve heard it slam one hundred times beforeÂ
And if I could move I d get my gun and put her in the groundÂ
N.C.
Oh Ruby... don t take your love to townÂ
N.C.
Oh Ruby...for God s sake, turn aroundÂ
Turn aroundÂ
(Get back in here! You re not single anymore! Where the do you think you re going?!?)