Ruby (revisited w/Reason)

[ Project in progress]  

Words & Music by John Shine, Copyright 2005 Squirrelparts Music

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Ruby says she loves me.
I'm her beggar man.
By Heaven high above me,
I don't understand
What the Hell she can see
In a poor ragged fellow like me.

Sandwich on the table
Soup on the fire
Verses from a fable
Notes from a choir
A treasure shared by a few
A quiet celebration for two.

What does it take to go on
When your reason for living is gone?
And the odds on a loser to turn it around
Are a million to one
'Til the one can be found.

You can sip your sherry
Your bourbon, your rye
You can drown your worry
I know that I
Won't need no whiskey or wine
'Long as little Ruby is mine.