Ruby's Purse

Ruby's Purse Well, she never would go anywhere Without it, a part of every outfit that she wore With a worn-out leather strap around her Shoulder, she'd tote that pocket book from store to store Well, Grandpa used to tease her, "It's so heavy" and swear that she carried bricks inside But when she was home, It sat there like a fixture, at one end of the sofa all the time As a kid it always seemed to come in handy, 'Cause anything we needed was right within her reach From band-aids to crayons to hard Candy, she always had some extra change for me A First Baptist Church Sunday Prayer list, And grandkids' pictures she kept close to her Bills that were due, Well these are just a few of the Things that you could find in Ruby's purse Now it's been almost two years since she Left us. Grandpa keeps the house just like it was It's still sitting by the sofa where she left It, like it's waiting there for her to pick it up As a kid it always seemed to come in handy, 'Cause anything we needed was right within her reach From band-aids to crayons to hard Candy, she always had some extra change for me A First Baptist Church Sunday Prayer list, And grandkids' pictures she kept close to her, Bills that were due, Well these are just a few of the Things that you could find in Ruby's purse A pack of juicy fruit, Lord if you only knew, All the things that you could find in Ruby's purse