Intro (2x) verse 1 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 Interlude verse 2 And Jimmy was the best she ever had When you think you cannot breath 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 saying drive an old blue car Ruby does he hold you like he held me so After, does he rub your back and sing ya slow? Take ya to highest high and lowest low? Oh, Ruby, I don't think so 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