Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town - Lyrics - Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame , Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."

(Mel Tillis) You've painted up your lips And rolled and curled your tinted hair Ruby, are you contemplating Goin' 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 chores Yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be But Ruby, I still need some company. It's hard to love a man Whose legs are bent and paralized 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'm not around Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town. She's leavin' now 'cause I just heard The slamming of the door The way I know I've heard it slam One hundred times before. 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, don't take your love to town...