You’ve painted up your lips

[villager]

...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 Iraq 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 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


"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town," by Mel Tellis. Slightly updated for the present moment. Man, I wish some current C&W artist would cover this again...

[villager]

1. can I get a shout out for the Roger Miller version, at least?

well?

[RetroLounge]

2. It was Kenny Rogers

RL

[villager]

3. well, one version was Kenny Rogers

you've just blown past a couple others that were concurrent with his original late-60's cover of the tune....

[RetroLounge]

4. Well, it's the only version I remember

or that got played much on WJJD radio in Chicago.

Personally, I like the version by Cake.

RL

[villager]

5. Cake? Didn't realize they did it, too...

Now I'm gonna hafta hear that version...

[RetroLounge]

6. Good luck finding it.

I think it was on a bonus CD that came with mail ordering their last CD.

RL

[villager]

7. MP3...

...maybe?

[RetroLounge]

9. Possibly. I have it on CD

but it's in my wife's car, I think.

I ordered their last CD off their website and got the 4 song bonus CD. Have you tried their website?

RL

[villager]

11. just looked there...

...might give it a try, but would like to preview the thing online first... Maybe it's off to Amazon or one o' those websites now...

[RetroLounge]

12. Found It!!!

http://cake.ography.co.uk/song_details.php?id=277

enjoy. Great site!

RL

[Technowitch]

8. Yikes! That's a creepy song!

About two thoroughly unlikeable characters, too.

[villager]

10. well, yes, and also about the rack and ruin

...of war, and how the consequences play out when the evening news is done for the night...

[villager]

13. one more kick...

...as evening rolls around...