Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town 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 slamming 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