PLAY RUBY PLAY
(Troy Seals / Tony Brown)


Mickey Gilley - 1986
Conway Twitty - 1989
Clinton Gregory - 1991
Jeff Turner - 1992


Ruby was a redneck beauty
She loved Little Richard and sang 'Tootie Fruitie'
Wanted her name in lights, she wore her dresses tight
Ruby was a victim of circumstance
She liked to wiggle and boogie dance
But out in the country she hardly ever got the chance

She had a local band that played the local bars
Had the local boys a-breathin' hard
She had hillbilly eyes that could shine in the dark
A country soul and a rock 'n' roll heart
And her whole body shook
When she stood up and played the piano

And the boys say, "Play, Ruby, play, we really like the way you do it
Come on and play, Ruby, play, we love the way you get into it"
She made the young men scream and the old men moan
Rock on, rock on, rock on

Sometimes at night with the full moon beamin'
She would run around the mountains kickin' and a-screamin'
"If I don't get out on the road I'm gonna explode"
The last time I saw her she was down in the city
Shoutin' and a-shakin' and makin' plenty
Ruby was a sight to behold, she was on a roll

She had a local band that played the local bars
Had the local boys breathin' hard
She had hillbilly eyes that could shine in the dark
Had a country soul and a rock 'n' roll heart
And her whole body shook
When she stood up and played the piano

And the boys say, "Play, Ruby, play, we really like the way you do it
Come on and play, Ruby, play, we love the way you get into it"
She made the young men scream and the old men moan
Rock on, rock on, rock on
Rock on, rock on, rock on, yeah
Play, Ruby, play, we really like the way you do it
Play, Ruby, play
Play, Ruby, play
Come on, honey, and do it, yeah
Oh, you're lookin' good, honey
Woh, have a good time, baby



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2020)