Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
[Verse 1]
You have painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair
A-Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere?
Well, the shadows on the wall tell me that the sun is a-goin' down
[Refrain]
Well, I said, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
[Verse 2]
Well, it is hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and the needs of a woman of your age
Ruby, I realize
But it won't be long, I've a-heard 'em say, until I ain't around
[Refrain]
Well, I said, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
A-honey, don't take your love to town
[Verse 3]
Well, it wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore
And I know, Ruby, that I'm not the man I'm supposed to be
[Refrain]
Well, I said, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
I still need your company
[Verse 4]
She is leavin' now 'cause I just heard the slammin' 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 I'd put her under the ground
[Outro]
Well, I said, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
I said, I said, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
I said, I said, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
A-don't take your love to town
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town was written by Mel Tillis.
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town was produced by Chet Atkins.
Jerry Reed released Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town on Thu Apr 01 1971.