I met Ruby on a bus from state to state

She was tired, I was timid, it was late

She was to marry her southland sweetheart

Bitter sweet I am, when it comes to young love

James was a well-known man around town

He sold houses to the masses in the state of Burley Down

And I saw him leaving slowly with a young man at his hip

Where did my love go? He was the sailor of my ship

And Jimmy was the best she ever had

When you think you cannot breathe

And you know you'd rather die instead

That's when you know you have to go

And he knew he had to leave

So in the state of where you are

Roll up the windows and drive an old blue car

Blue because he hold you like he held me so

After does he rub your back and sing you slow?

Take you to highest high and lowest low

Oh Ruby, I don't think so

James was a well-known man around the town

He sold houses to the masses in the state of Burley Down

And I saw him leaving slowly with a young man at his hip