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. A line in the song about a "crazy Asian war" and the time of the song's release led to the assumption that the song was about a veteran of the Vietnam War, though this was never stated in the lyrics. However, Tillis stated that the song was 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
