Ravishing Ruby Songtext
von Tom T. Hall

Ravishing Ruby
She′d been around for a while
Ravishing Ruby
She was a truck stop, child
Born in the back of a rig
Somewhere near L.A.
Ravishing Ruby
You poured a lot of hot coffee in your day

Ravishing Ruby
Believe anything you say
Just like her daddy said
He said he'd be back someday
She was just 14
She grew up wild and free
And all the time she′s been waiting on him
She's been waiting on you and me


Ravishing Ruby
She sleeps in a bunk out back
Her days and nights are filled with
Dreams of a man named Smiling Jack
That was her daddy's name
And that′s all she ever knew
Ravishing Ruby ain′t got time for guys like me and you

Ravishing Ruby
A beautiful young girl now
Ravishing Ruby
She made a solemn vow
Waiting on Smiling Jack
He'll come rolling by
And she wants to see him
She wants to touch him
Either way, dead or alive

Ravishing Ruby
She sleeps in a bunk out back
Her days and nights are filled with
Dreams of a man named Smiling Jack
That was her daddy′s name
And that's all she ever knew
Ravishing Ruby ain′t got time for guys like me and you