Dia berdansa di jalanan yang kotor
Satin shoes tied to her feet
Sepatu satin diikatkan pada kakinya
People round here said she was a sight
Orang-orang di sekitar sini mengatakan bahwa dia adalah penglihatan
Every night when the sun went down
Setiap malam saat matahari terbenam
She’d curtsy and take a bow
Dia membungkuk dan mengambil busur
To the man in the moon and the dim street lights
Bagi pria di bulan dan lampu jalan redup
We held in high regard
Kami sangat menghormati
The rose in the mission yard
Mawar di halaman misi
Singing, “Buffalo Gals won’t you come out tonight
Menyanyi, “Buffalo Gals tidak akan keluar malam ini
And her name was Ruby Brown
Dan namanya Ruby Brown
And she came through shanty town
Dan dia datang melalui kota kumuh
Like a queen without a crown
Seperti ratu tanpa mahkota
And her name was Ruby Brown
Dan namanya Ruby Brown
Long about ten years ago
Sudah sekitar sepuluh tahun yang lalu
She disappeared, why no one knows
Dia menghilang, mengapa tidak ada yang tahu
But some say she was running for her life
Tapi ada yang bilang dia mencalonkan diri untuk hidupnya
‘Cause a mean looking man in a limousine
Karena pria tampan dalam limousine
Came down from New Orleans
Datang dari New Orleans
He said he came here looking for his wife
Dia bilang dia datang ke sini mencari istrinya
And her name was Ruby Brown
Dan namanya Ruby Brown
And she came through shanty town
Dan dia datang melalui kota kumuh
Like a queen without a crown
Seperti ratu tanpa mahkota
And her name was Ruby Brown
Dan namanya Ruby Brown
Some say he beat her bad
Ada yang bilang dia memukulinya dengan buruk
‘Till she just went plain mad
“Sampai dia menjadi gila
But I say she went where he could never go
Tapi saya bilang dia pergi kemana dia tidak akan pernah bisa pergi
And her name was Ruby Brown
Dan namanya Ruby Brown
And she came through shanty town
Dan dia datang melalui kota kumuh
Like a queen without a crown
Seperti ratu tanpa mahkota
And her name was Ruby Brown
Dan namanya Ruby Brown