You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair 你画你的嘴唇，热轧和卷曲的头发染色

Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere 红宝石，你打算走出去的地方

The shadows on the wall tell me the sun is going down 墙上的影子告诉我，太阳正在下降

Oh, Ruby don't take your love to town. 哦，红宝石不要拿你的爱镇。

   

It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war 这不是我开始老疯子亚洲的战争

But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chores 但我很自豪地去做我的爱国家务

I know Ruby, that I'm not the man I used to be 我知道Ruby的，我不是我曾经是男人

But Ruby, I still need your company. 但是Ruby ，我仍然需要你的公司。

   

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It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralized 很难爱上一个人，他的腿弯曲和paralized

And the wants and the needs of a woman your age Ruby I realize 而欲望和女人的需求，你的年龄红宝石我知道

But I've heard them say it won't be long until I'm not around 但我听到他们说，直到我不在你身边会不会很长

Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town. 哦红宝石，不要把你的爱小镇。

   

She's leaving now for I just heard the slammin' of the door 她现在离开了我刚才听到门SLAMMIN “

The way I know I've heard it slam a hundred times before 我知道我听说的方法之前，猛然一百倍

If I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground 如果我可以移动我会得到我的枪，把她在地上

Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town... 哦红宝石，不要把你的爱镇...