Ruby of the Sea

I once heard of a lady fair With blood-scarlet skin and the moon in her hair And should you want for her company You'd empty your pockets to pay for her fee The grace of her dancing is sweeter than sin Her gaze known to topple the strongest of men Her voice when she sings is as clear as a gem And once you have known her you'll seek her again Ruby of the Sea, the Ruby of the Sea To most men a legend that they'll never see Ruby of the sea, the Ruby of the sea She's lovely and precious and never comes free Since I heard of this siren bright I'm thinking about her from dawn until night And though I'll never be in her spell I'm falling in love on the stories they tell Her dance light as foam on the crest of a wave Her eyes like a current, you're caught in her gaze Her voice is a memory you'll take to the grave And once you have known her your heart is her slave Ruby of the Sea, the Ruby of the Sea To most men a legend that they'll never see Ruby of the sea, the Ruby of the sea She's lovely and precious and never comes free She's lovely and precious and out of your reach