Kenny Rogers
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
With - The First Edition
Written by - Mel Tillis
From - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
Peaked at #6 - 8/69
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair
Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere?
The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down
Oh, Ruby...don't take your love to town

It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
Oh, Ruby...I still need some company

It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
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
Oh, Ruby...don't take your love to town

She's leaving now 'cause I just heard the slammin' of the door
The way I know I've heard it slams one hundred times before
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
Oh, Ruby...don't take your love to town

Oh, Ruby...God's sakes, turn around

Corrections by - tasteofindia
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