Well I woke up an uncle, but I went to bed a fool Oh my Ruby red you lay down next to me and I fell for you Oh you came into my day on a morning just so bliss Oh my Ruby red, you knocked me down But I look up yours and your little baby kiss But I spent my days just looking for happiness Oh I waited so long my ruby red to come in this world And I thought that the telephone was never gonna ring Oh they brought you to my life, oh my little Ruby red my bed Oh it seems life is such a blessing Well I was without it for so long Oh my brother, you promised me everything When you told me that Ruby red was coming along So I waited, oh I waited, for nine months at a time And that day the telephone rang I nearly lost my mind Oh my spring breeze, oh she told me that Ruby was on the way And I must say when I woke up today, heard you're in my world I love my Ruby red And I woke up an uncle, I went a fool