baby ruth

well it's sure good to see you

but my how you've changed

since the last time i saw you

girl you've been rearranged

i always said your people

were just like my kin

when i was down and out

they would always take me in

oh i love you my baby ruth

never lie to you

i only tell the truth

oh i love you since you were a child

every time i see you girl

you always raise a smile

i was living out on the highway

you didn't turn me out

i lived in your closet

and you fed me by mouth

my boots were my pillow

wrapped under my head

i kept all my stuff

stashed out under your bed