I don't want for you to cry, I don't want for you to cry, I don't want for you to cry, Ruby
I just want for you to smile, I just want for you to smile, I just want for you to smile, Ruby
Idle thoughts may cross your mind in between the walls at night
But I don't want for you to cry, and to each a better life
So don't do it. Don't cry. Don't you do it!
(Then she looked into a crystal ball)
I don't want for you to cry, I don't want for you to cry, I don't want for you to cry, Ruby
I just want for you to smile, I just want for you to smile, I just want for you to smile, Ruby
I am not a pretty sight, but no two birds are made alike
But I don't want to see you cry, not before I've seen you smile