You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hairRuby, are you contemplating going out somewhere?Shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going downOh, RubyDon't take your love to townIt wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian warBut I was proud to go and do my patriotic choreOh, RubyAnd yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to beOh, RubyI still need some companyIt's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzedRubyAnd the wants and the needs of a woman your ageRuby, I realizeBut it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not aroundOh, RubyOh, RubyOh, RubyDon't take your love to townDon't take your love to townShe's leaving now, cause I've just heard the slamming of the doorThe way I know, I've heard it slam one hundred times beforeIf I could move, I'd take my gun and put her in the groundOh, RubyDon't take your love to townOh, RubyFor God's sake, just turn aroundOh, RubyDon't take your love to townDon't take your love to townDon't take your love to town