Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Prine
Canonical path: /prine-john/baby-ruth
Related lyric paths: 6
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Baby Ruth
Read Baby Ruth lyrics by John Prine on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Baby Ruth
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Well it's sure good to see you
But my how you've changed
Since the last time I saw you
Girl you've been rearranged
I always said your people
Were just like my kin
When I was down and out
They would always take me in
Chorus:
Oh I love you my Baby Ruth
Never lie to you
I only tell the truth
Oh I love you since you were a child
Every time I see you girl
You always raise a smile
I was living out on the highway
You didn't turn me out
I lived in your closet
And you fed me by mouth
My boots were my pillow
Wrapped under my head
I kept all my stuff
Stashed out under your bed
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