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Artist: Kenny Rogers
Canonical path: /kenny-rogers/ruby
Related lyric paths: 6
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Ruby
Read Ruby lyrics by Kenny Rogers on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Ruby
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You've painted up your lips an 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
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
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
She's leavin' now 'cause I heard the slammin' iof the door
The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
Oh, Ruby
For God's sake turn around
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Who performs "Ruby"?
Kenny Rogers performs "Ruby", and this lyric page sits inside the Kenny Rogers catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Ruby"?
Yes. The related section below points to Love Lifted Me and We Don't Make Love Anymore with a short reason for opening each page next.
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