Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
Album Summary
"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" is a song written by Mel Tillis about a paralyzed veteran who lies helplessly as his wife "paints up" to go out for the evening without him; he believes that she is going in search of a lover. As he hears the door slam behind her, he claims that he would murder her if he could move to get his gun, and pleads for her to reconsider. The line in the song about a "crazy Asian war" and the time of the song's release led to the interpretation that the song was about a veteran of the Vietnam War, although Tillis has said that he wrote the song about a veteran of World War II.
Tracklist
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A1 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
2:58
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A2 Me And Bobby McGee 2:40
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A3 New Design 2:20
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A4 Always Leaving, Always Gone 2:32
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A5 Listen To The Music 2:38
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B1 Sunshine 3:10
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B2 Once Again She's All Alone 2:16
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B3 Girl Get A Hold Of Yourself 2:35
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B4 Good Time Liberator 2:20
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B5 Ruben James 2:44
Total Runtime: 26:13
Most Popular Members
Terry Williams
Kenny Rogers
Mike Post
John Hobbs
Mickey Jones
Kin Vassy
Mike Settle
Thelma Camacho
Jimmy Hassell
Mary Arnold
Gene Lorenzo
