Artist: Kenny Rogers
Title: Reuben James
Composers: ETRIS B/HARVEY T
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Reuben 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 Reuben James

Reuben James,
all the folks around
Madison County cussed your name
Just a no count share
croppin' colored man
who'd steal anything he can
And everybody laid
the blame on Reuben James

Reuben James,
and you still walk the
furrowed fields of my mind
Faded shirt, the weathered brow
Calloused hands upon the plow
Loved you then and
I love you now Reuben James

Flora Gray,
the gossip of Madison County
died with child
Although your skin was black
You're the one
that didn't turn your back
on the hungry white child
with no name,
Reuben James

Reuben James,
with your mind on my soul
and a bible in your right hand
You said turn the other cheek
Well there's a better world
a waitin' for the meek
In my head these words
remain from Reuben James

Reuben James,
and you still walk the
furrowed fields of my mind
Faded shirt, weathered brow
Calloused hands upon the plow
Loved you then and
I love you now Reuben James

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

Reuben James,
and you still walk the
furrowed fields of my mind
Faded shirt, weathered brow
Calloused hands upon the plow
Loved you then and
I love you now Reuben James

Reuben James,
and you still walk the
furrowed fields of my mind
Faded shirt, weathered brow
Calloused hands upon the plow
Loved you then and
I love you now Reuben James