Conway Twitty Reuben James Lyrics

Reuben James Lyrics

Reuben James in my song you'll live again

And the phrases that I rhyme


Are just the footsteps out of time

From the time when I knew you,
Reuben James.



Reuben James all the folks 

Around Madison
Caunty cussed your name

Just a no count sharecroppin' colored man 

Who'd steal anything that he can

And they always laid the blame on,
Reuben James.



Reuben James you still walk 

The furrowed
fields of my mind

The faded shirt the wrinkled brow 

The calloused
hand upon the plow

I loved you then and I love you now, Reuben James.



Flora Gray the gossip of Madison County died with the child

And
although your skin was black 

You were the one who didn't turn your
back

On a hungry white child with no name, Reuben James.



Reuben James with your mind on my soul 

And Bible in your right
hand

You said turn the other cheek 

There's a better world waitin'
for the meek

In my mind these words remain from, Reuben James.



Reuben James you still walk 

The furrowed fields of my mind

The
faded shirt the wrinkled brow 

The calloused hand upon the plow

I
loved you then and I love you now, Reuben James.



Reuben James one
cold dark day 

They brought you from the fields

And that lonely
pinebox came 

Just a preacher me and the rain

To sing one last
refrain for, Reuben James.



Reuben James you still walk 

The
furrowed fields of my mind

The faded shirt the wrinkled brow 

The
calloused hand upon the plow

I loved you then and I love you now, Reuben
James...