You've painted up your lips
And rolled and curled your tinted hair
Ruby, are you contemplating
Going out somewhere?
The shadows on the wall
Tell me the sun is going downOh, Ruby
Don't take your love to townIt wasn't me
That started that old crazy Asian war
But I was proud to go
And do my patriotic chore
Now it's true that
I'm not the man I used to beOh, Ruby
I still need your companyIt's hard to love a man
Whose legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and the needs of a woman your age
Ruby, I realized
But it won't be long
I've heard them say until I'm not aroundOh, Ruby
Don't take your love to townShe's leaving now 'cause
I just heard the slamming of 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 groundOh, Ruby
Don't take your love to townOh, Ruby
For God's sakes, turn around
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Lyrics of Leonard Nimoy's songs
PoetryJust a book with all the lyrics of Leonard Nimoy's songs.