Tom T. Hall - Ravishing ruby

^CRavishing ^G7Ruby she's been a-^Cround for a while Ravishing ^G7Ruby she was a ^Ctruck stop child Born in the back of a rig somewhere ^Fnear L.A. Ravishing ^CRuby you poured a ^G7lot of hot coffee ^Cin your day

Ravishing ^G7Ruby believe any^Cthing you say Just like her ^G7daddy said said he'd be ^Cback some day She was just fourteen she grew up ^Fwild and free And all the ^Ctime she'd been waiting on ^G7him She'd been waiting on ^Cyou and me

Ravishing ^FRuby she sleeps in a ^Cbunk out back Her days and ^G7nights are filled with dreams Of a man named ^CSmiling Jack That was her ^Fdaddy's name and that's all she ^Cever knew Ravishing ^G7Ruby ain't got time for guys like ^Cme and you

Ravishing ^G7Ruby a beautiful ^Cyoung girl now Ravishing ^G7Ruby she made a ^Csolemn vow Waiting on Smiling Jack he'll come ^Frolling by And she wants to ^Csee him she wants to ^G7touch him Either way ^Cdead or alive