Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (first released in 1969)
"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
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 needs of a woman your age, Ruby, I realized 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 slamming of the 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