Lyrics:

Ruby Baby

-Artist: Dion from the CD 'The 60's-Rave On'-Time Life Music 2R9R-29
-peak Billboard position # 2 in 1963
-previously a # 10 hit for the Drifters in 1956
-later charted by Billy 'Crash' Craddock at # 33 in 1975
-Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Words in brackets

are SPOKEN asides

Ah now said I love a girl and-a Ruby is her name

This girl don't love me but I love 'er just the same

(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh), Ruby, Ruby, I'm-a want ya
Like a ghost I'm-a gonna haunt ya
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine?, sometime

Ah each time I see you, baby my heart cries

I tell ya I'm gonna steal you away from all those guys

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, from the happy day I met ya
Now I made a bet that I was goin' to get ya
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine?

'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)
'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)
'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)
'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)

{'Hey-hey ' interspersed with 'Oh, oh, oh, oh'}

'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)}
Well, I tell ya

Now I love this girl I said-a Ruby is her name

When this girl looks at me she just sets my soul aflame

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, I got some hugs and-a kisses, too
Yeah and now I'm gonna give-a them all to you
Now, listen, now Ruby, Ruby, when will you be mine?

'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)
'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)
'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)
'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)
'Hey-hey ' overlaid with (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

Ah listen, listen, listen, now
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine?

FADE