Well, who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot?   Who's gonna glove your hand?   Who's gonna kiss your red ruby lips?   And who's 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, papa's gonna shoe my pretty little foot   Mama's gonna glove my hand   Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips   And I don't need no man      Well, I don't need no man   No, I don't need no man   Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips   And I don't 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, where'd 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