Ruby Baby



-Artist: Dion from the CD "The 60's-Rave On"-Time Life Music 2R9R-29

-peak Billboard position # 2 in 1963

-previously a # 10 hit for the Drifters in 1956

-later charted by Billy "Crash" Craddock at # 33 in 1975

-Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller



Words in brackets



are SPOKEN asides



Ah now said I love a girl and-a Ruby is her name



This girl don't love me but I love 'er just the same



(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh), Ruby, Ruby, I'm-a want ya

Like a ghost I'm-a gonna haunt ya

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine?, sometime



Ah each time I see you, baby my heart cries



I tell ya I'm gonna steal you away from all those guys



Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, from the happy day I met ya

Now I made a bet that I was goin' to get ya

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine?



"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)

"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)

"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)

"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)



{"Hey-hey " interspersed with "Oh, oh, oh, oh"}



"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)}

Well, I tell ya



Now I love this girl I said-a Ruby is her name



When this girl looks at me she just sets my soul aflame



Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, I got some hugs and-a kisses, too

Yeah and now I'm gonna give-a them all to you

Now, listen, now Ruby, Ruby, when will you be mine?



"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)

"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)

"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)

"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby)

"Hey-hey " overlaid with (Oh, oh, oh, oh)



Ah listen, listen, listen, now

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine?



FADE



Transcribed by Robin Hood



These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above

and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet

music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.