M.Tillis:

RUBY, DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN

1.	You’ve painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere The shadows on the wall tells me the sun is going down Oh Ruby don’t take your love to town

2.	It wasn’t me who started that old crazy Asian war But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chores Yes it’s true that I am not the man I used to be Ruby I still need your company

3.	It’s hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralized And the wants and the needs of a woman your age Ruby I realize But it won’t be long I’ve heard them say until I’m not around Ruby don’t take your love to town

4.	She’s leaving now cause I just heard the slamming of a door The way I know I’ve heard it slam one hundred times before And if I could move I’d get my gun and put her in the ground Ruby don’t take your love to town Oh Ruby for God sakes turn around