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Artist: Helen Reddy
Canonical path: /reddy-helen/ruby-red-dress
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Ruby Red Dress
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Ruby Red Dress
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Big ol Ruby Red Dress
Wanders round the town
Talkin to herself now
Sometimes sittin down.
Dont you get too close now-
Ruby runs away
Poor ol Ruby Red Dress
You caught her on a sorry day
I can hear her say,
Leave me alone,
Wont you leave me alone?
Please, leave me alone,
Now leave me alone,
Oh, leave me alone,
Please leave me alone,
Yes leave me,
Leave me
Leave me alone,
Wont you leave me alone?
Leave, leave me alone,
Now leave me alone,
Go, leave me alone,
Please leave me alone,
Oh, leave me,
Leave me
Big ol Ruby Red Dress-
Everybody laughs
(They) say shes got no future,
An never made no past.
Somethin hurt that Ruby
Somethin she cant bare,
You look at her real close now,
An\' see a little tear.
When she says now,
Leave me alone,
Wont you leave me alone?
Please, leave me alone,
Now leave me alone,
Oh, leave me alone,
Just leave me alone,
Yes leave me,
Leave me
Leave me alone
Wont you leave me alone?
Please, leave me alone
Now leave me alone
Oh, leave me alone
Just leave me alone
Oh leave me,
Leave me
Some folks say some farm boy
Oh, from Tennessee
Taught it all to ruby
Then just let her be
Her daddy tried to hide it
Tried to keep things cool
But somethin happened to ruby
She broke down to a pool
Who just said now,
Leave me alone,
Wont you leave me alone?
Please, leave me alone,
Now leave me alone,
Oh, leave me alone,
Please leave me alone,
Yes leave me,
Leave me
Leave me alone,
Wont you leave me alone?
Please leave me alone,
Now leave me alone,
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