Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town

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.

It's hard to love a man
Whose legs are bent and paralysed
And the wants and the needs
Of a woman your age
Ruby, I realise
But it won't be long
I've heard them say
Until I'm not around
Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town.

She's leaving now
'Cause I've 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 ground
Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town
Oh Ruby, for God's sake turn around.