Ruby's Purse
Well, she never would go anywhere
Without it, a part of every outfit that she wore
With a worn-out leather strap around her
Shoulder, she'd tote that pocket book from store to store
Well, Grandpa used to tease her,
"It's so heavy" and swear that she carried bricks inside
But when she was home,
It sat there like a fixture, at one end of the sofa all the time
As a kid it always seemed to come in handy,
'Cause anything we needed was right within her reach
From band-aids to crayons to hard
Candy, she always had some extra change for me
A First Baptist Church Sunday Prayer list,
And grandkids' pictures she kept close to her
Bills that were due,
Well these are just a few of the
Things that you could find in Ruby's purse
Now it's been almost two years since she
Left us. Grandpa keeps the house just like it was
It's still sitting by the sofa where she left
It, like it's waiting there for her to pick it up
As a kid it always seemed to come in handy,
'Cause anything we needed was right within her reach
From band-aids to crayons to hard
Candy, she always had some extra change for me
A First Baptist Church Sunday Prayer list,
And grandkids' pictures she kept close to her,
Bills that were due,
Well these are just a few of the
Things that you could find in Ruby's purse
A pack of juicy fruit, Lord if you only knew,
All the things that you could find in Ruby's purse