[Refrain]
Ruby, oh, Ruby
Honey, are you mad?
Honey, are you mad?
Honey, are you mad at your man?

[Verse 1]
Well, I'm goin' downtown
Gonna get me a jug of brandy
Gonna give it all to Mandy
Keep her drunk and boozy
Good drunk and boozy
Good drunk and boozy all the time

[Verse 2]
Well, if you say so, then I'll railroad no more
I'll just hang around your shanty
Hang around your shanty
Hang around your shanty all the time

[Refrain]
Ruby, oh, Ruby
Honey, are you mad?
Honey, are you mad?
Honey, are you mad at your man?
[Verse 3]
Oh well, I'm walkin' on down, till my shoes are getting' ragged
Got to get me down to Nashville
Get me down to Nashville
Get me down to Nashville, Tennessee

[Outro]
Honey, are you mad?
Honey, are you mad?
Honey, are you mad at your man?
Ruby, oh, Ruby
Come on home