You have painted up your lips And rolled your greasy 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 Who started out that crazy Irish war But I was proud to do My patriotic chore And I know Ruby That I'm not the man I used to be Oh, Ruby I still need your 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 slam 100 times or more If I could move I've get my gun And shot her in the ground Oh Ruby Don't take your love to town Oh Ruby For God's sake turn around