Lyrics:

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

Its hard
to love a man
Whose legs are bent and paralysed
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 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
Some 100 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 for God's sake turn around