Reuben

Well, who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot?

Who's gonna glove your hand?

Who's gonna kiss your red ruby lips?

And who's gonna be your man?

Is that you Reuben?

Reuben, where have you been so long?

Is that you Reuben?

Reuben, where have you been so long?

Well, papa's gonna shoe my pretty little foot

Mama's gonna glove my hand

Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips

And I don't need no man

Well, I don't need no man

No, I don't need no man

Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips

And I don't need no man

Is that you Reuben?

Reuben, where have you been so long?

Is that you Reuben?

Reuben, where have you been so long?

Well, the longest train that I ever saw

It was 90 coaches long

And the only man that I ever loved

He was on that train and gone

Is that you Reuben?

Reuben, where have you been so long?

Is that you Reuben?

Reuben, where have you been so long?

Oh, where'd you get that hat you wear

And that coat you got so fine?

Well, I got my hat from a railroad man

And my coat from a worker in the mine

Is that you Reuben?

Reuben, where have you been so long?

Is that you Reuben?

Reuben, where have you been so long?

Well, Reuben made a train, he put it on the track

Run it to, the Lord knows where

Well, Reuben made a train, he put it on the track

Run it to, the Lord knows where