She danced in the dirty streets  Satin shoes tied to her feet  People round here said she was a sight  Every night when the sun went down  She'd curtsy, and take a bow  To the man in the moon and the dim street lights  We held in high regard  The rose in the mission yard  Singing, "Buffalo Gals won't you come out tonight"  And her name was Ruby Brown  And she cam through shanty town  Like a queen without a crown  And her name was Ruby Brown  Long about ten years ago  She disappeared, why no one knows  But some say she was running for her life  'Cause a mean looking man in a limousine  Came down from New Orleans  He said he came here looking for his wife  And her name was Ruby Brown  And she cam through shanty town  Like a queen without a crown  And her name was Ruby Brown  Some was he beat her bad  'Til she just went plain mad  But I say she went where he could never go  And her name was Ruby Brown  And she cam through shanty town  Like a queen without a crown  And her name was Ruby Brown