Kenny Rogers – Ruby Dont Take Your Love To Town (Ukulele)

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You've painted up your lips an rolled and curled your tinted hair

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Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere

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The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down

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Don't Take your love to town

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It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war

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But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore

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And yes it's true that I'm not the man I used to be

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I still need some company

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It s hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed

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And the wants and the needs of a woman your age Ruby I realize

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But it won't be long I ve heard them say until I m not around

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Don't Take your love to town

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And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground

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Don't Take your love to town

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