Oh sweet Ruby girlnPut your arms ‘round my neck and ring like a bellnMeet me Rosita, kiss me CarikanNuthin’s ever gonna be the same again, heynnNow look at those two just dancing therenThe ordeal over in the old town squarenThis crisp white shirt won’t sweep up the dirtnAnd nuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnnOh sweet Ruby girlnPut your arms ‘round my neck and ring like a bellnMeet me Rosita, kiss me CarikanNuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnNuthin’s ever gonna be the same again, heynnYeh, now listen to that song he’s a-tryin’ to shoutnWith the Cuban heel boots and his ass hangin’ outnA sound so ancient, so meat and potatoes, yehnBut nuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnnOh sweet Ruby girlnMama’s kisses taste like caramelnMeet me Rosita, kiss me CarikanNuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnNuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnnOh, nobody understands a word we’re sayin’nIf there’s somethin’ crumblin’ like a fruitcake, sugarnThen keep drinkin’ it, get the interpretatin’nnIf the poem’s all sore you get that, learn to play guitarnQuit that phrasing and parading and get that ass outta the barnBut learn how to swing and get their hands off their thingsnYeh nuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnnNo bottle of wine just don’t hit me the samenUnless it softens the frame around, oh, that facenI learn how to swing and get my hands off my things, yehnNuthin’s ever gonna be the same again, sugarnNuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnNuthin’s ever gonna be, hey, heynnOh sweet Ruby girlnMama’s kisses taste like caramelnMeet me Rosita, my precious CarikanNuthin’s ever gonna, hey, hey, heynnOh sweet Ruby girlnPut your arms ‘round my neck and ring like a bellnNow my stomach’s tight, and I’m as thirsty as hellnBut nuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnNuthin’s ever gonna be the same againnNuthin’s ever gonna be the same again