Well, whos gonna shoe your pretty little foot?
Whos gonna glove your hand?
Whos gonna kiss your red ruby lips?
And whos gonna be your man?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Well, papas gonna shoe my pretty little foot
Mamas gonna glove my hand
Sisters gonna kiss my red ruby lips
And I dont need no man
Well, I dont need no man
No, I dont need no man
Sisters gonna kiss my red ruby lips
And I dont need no man
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Well, the longest train that I ever saw
It was 90 coaches long
And the only man that I ever loved
He was on that train and gone
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Oh, whered you get that hat you wear
And that coat you got so fine?
Well, I got my hat from a railroad man
And my coat from a worker in the mine
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Well, Reuben made a train, he put it on the track
Run it to, the Lord knows where
Well, Reuben made a train, he put it on the track
Run it to, the Lord knows where