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