Ruben James Lyrics

Ruben James

Ruben James, in my song you live again
And the phrases that I rhyme
Are
just the footsteps out of time
From the time when I knew you Ruben
James

Ruben James all the folks around Madison County
Cussed your
name just a no
Count share croppin colored man
Who would steal anything
he can
And they always laid the blame on Ruben James

Ruben James, you
still walk furrowed fields on my mind
The faded skirt the weathered
brow
The calloused hand up on the plow
I loved you then and I love you
now Ruben James
Flora James, Ruben James

Gray, a gossip of Madison
County died with child
And although your skin was black
It was you that
would not turn your back
On a hungry white child with no name, Ruben
James

Ruben James, with your mind on my soul
And the bible in your
right hand
You said turn the other cheek
A better world is a waiting for
the meek
In my head those words remain from Ruben James

Ruben James
one dark cloudy day
That brought you from the fields
And to your lonely
pine box came
Just a preacher, me and the rain
To sing one last refrain
for Ruben James