Charlie and Ruby

Charlie and Ruby they lived next door They had no children, they wanted more But more wasn't coming in children or in life Charlie was a dirt poor farmer and Ruby was a farmer's wife Down with the evening news and up at dawn Work boots overalls and railroad hat on Scratching that rocky soil and choking out the weeds Hey Ruby, look what the Lord made from a handful of seeds Charlie and Ruby met in Junior High Ruby did all the talking cause Charlie was the quiet kind Charlie knew then what his toil in life would bring Ruby finished high school ruby loved to sing WALK ON THE SUNNY SIDE and WONDER WORKING POWER Three part harmony and WILDWOOD FLOWER Singing with her sisters in a family band She let all that go when she took ol' Charlie's hand WALK ON THE SUNNY SIDE AND WONDER WORKING POWER Two part harmony IN MY FINAL HOUR Charlie quit drinking in his later years Except Fridays with the Masons and a couple of Christmas beers Ruby held heavy 60 years against the yoke Wheeling around her oxygen and stopping for a smoke They held onto heaven and life beyond the sun Held to each other when the long work day was done Giving all they had til there was nothing left to give Living their days til there were no more days to live Charlie and Ruby they lived next door They had no children they wanted more But more wasn't comin' in children or in life Charlie was a dirt poor farmer and Ruby was a farmer's wife