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She danced in the dirty streets, satin shoes tied to her feet
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People 'round here said she was a sight
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Every night when the sun went down, she'd curtsy and take a bow
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To the man in the moon and the dim street lights
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We held in high regard, the rose in the mission yard
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Singin', "Buffalo Gals, won't you come out tonight"
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And her name was Ru- by Brown
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And she came through shan- ty-town
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Like a queen with- out a crown
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And her name was Ruby Brown, oh yeah
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Long about ten years ago, she disappeared, why no one knows
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But some say she was runnin' for her life
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'Cause a mean lookin' man in a limousine came down from New Orleans
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He said he came here lookin' for his wife
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And her name was Ruby Brown
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And she came through shanty town
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Like a queen with- out a crown
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And her name was Ruby Brown, oh yeah
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Some say he beat her bad 'til she just went plain mad
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But I say she went where he could never go
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And her name was Ruby Brown
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And she came through shanty town
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Like a queen with- out a crown
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And her name was Ruby Brown, oh yeah