“Rubylove” shows the love for Greek music Stevens' gained while admiring his brother performing. The song features the Greek mandolin-like bouzouki and one verse is sung entirely in Greek. It is also in 7/8 time.
[Chorus 1]
Ruby my love
You'll be my love
You'll be my sky above
Who'll be my light?
You'll be my light
You'll be my day and night
You'll be mine tonight
[Chorus 2]
Aah aah, aah aah
Aah aah, aah
Aah aah aah aah, aah
Aah aah, aah
Aah aah aah aah, aah
[Chorus 3]
Ruby glikya (Sweet Ruby)
Ela xana, (Come by once more)
Ela xana konta mou (Come once more close to me)
Ela proi, me tin avgy (Come by at dawn)
Xrisi san iliaktida (Golden like a ray of sun)
Ruby mou mikri (My little Ruby)
[Chorus 4]
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
Aah aah, aah aah
Aah aah aah aah, aah
[Chorus 1]
Ruby my love
You'll be my love
You'll be my sky above
Ruby my light
You'll be my light
You'll be my day and night
You'll be mine tonight
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
Rubylove was written by Cat Stevens.
Rubylove was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.
Cat Stevens released Rubylove on Fri Oct 01 1971.
In 1972, Stevens talked about “Rubylove” with Michael Wale for his book Voxpop:
I think my most important influence has been Greek music. which my brother used to play. He played the bouzouki, which is like a mandolin, a larger mandolin. And I always used to listen to him in clubs and I got really...