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Wicked Ruby:Danny Zella And The Zell
Rocks.
Great Detroit Rockabilly on FOX Records
in 1958.
INTRO:  C   DG..C  BG..C  E   G  
#1.
CI got a brand new baby called wicked EmRuby.
CShe's my brand new baby and she's Abmad at Gme.
CShe won't say a Eword that'll Absave her Gsoul.
CmHurry, Miss CRuby, let's rock and roll.
CHORUS:
Wicked FRuby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked CRuby, 
oh-Am7oh-oh-Coh.
Wicked GRuby, FRuby let's Cmrock and Croll.
#2.
GWell, now Cmy wicked Ruby is Ebmsix foot Gtwo.
She's Cgot red hair and Abeyes of Gblue.
I Casked her, Ruby, baby, take a Abwalk with Gme.
She Am7said, oCkay, now, Ebooo-ooo-Cwee!
CHORUS:
Wicked FRuby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked CRuby, 
oh-oh-oh-oh.
Wicked GRuby, FRuby, why Cmcan't you be Cgood? 
INTERLUDE: C Em Am..C Am C..B Am Bb..Gm7 F Dm..
            F   DmC..G  F   C  G  
#3.
Now, Cme and Ruby was Abgoing Gsteady.
CShe cut out with a guy named GEddie.
She Csaid she's sorry and Abwould be Ggood.
CTold her gonna find that Cmno good Chood.
CHORUS:
Wicked FRuby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked CRuby, 
oh-oh-oh-oh.
Wicked GRuby, FRuby, why Cmcan't you be Cgood? 
#4.
CNow, when I told Ruby that we were Emthrough.
CShe hit me with her Dbhigh-heeled Gshoe.
I Cgot a big bump on the top of my Ghead.
She Absaid, well, you're Clucky that you Cmare
not Cdead.
CHORUS:
Wicked FRuby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked CRuby, 
oh-oh-oh-oh.
Wicked GRuby, FRuby, why Cmcan't you be Cgood? 
#5.
GWell, now, Cthat is the story of AbRuby and Gme.
COnce we Am7were, now we're never gonna Gbe.
CI am free that's Cmokay with Cme.
CmStay away Ruby, stay Caway from me.
OUTRO:
Wicked FRuby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked CRuby, 
oh-oh-oh-oh.
Wicked GRuby, FRuby stay Cmaway from Cme.Eb  C  
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Am7

Ebm

Wicked Ruby:Danny Zella And The Zell

Rocks.

Great Detroit Rockabilly on FOX Records

in 1958.

C D B E G

INTRO: G..C G..C

#1.

C Em

I got a brand new baby called wicked Ruby.

C Ab G

She's my brand new baby and she's mad at me.

C E Ab G

She won't say a word that'll save her soul.

Cm C

Hurry, Miss Ruby, let's rock and roll.

CHORUS:

F C

Wicked Ruby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked Ruby,

Am7 C

oh-oh-oh-oh.

G F Cm C

Wicked Ruby, Ruby let's rock and roll.

#2.

G C Ebm G

Well, now my wicked Ruby is six foot two.

C Ab G

She's got red hair and eyes of blue.

C Ab G

I asked her, Ruby, baby, take a walk with me.

Am7 C Eb C

She said, okay, now, ooo-ooo-wee!

CHORUS:

F C

Wicked Ruby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked Ruby,

oh-oh-oh-oh.

G F Cm C

Wicked Ruby, Ruby, why can't you be good?

INTERLUDE: C Em Am..C Am C..B Am Bb..Gm7 F Dm..

F Dm F C G

C..G

#3.

C Ab G

Now, me and Ruby was going steady.

C G

She cut out with a guy named Eddie.

C Ab G

She said she's sorry and would be good.

C Cm C

Told her gonna find that no good hood.

CHORUS:

F C

Wicked Ruby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked Ruby,

oh-oh-oh-oh.

G F Cm C

Wicked Ruby, Ruby, why can't you be good?

#4.

C Em

Now, when I told Ruby that we were through.

C Db G

She hit me with her high-heeled shoe.

C G

I got a big bump on the top of my head.

Ab C Cm

She said, well, you're lucky that you are

not dead.

CHORUS:

F C

Wicked Ruby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked Ruby,

oh-oh-oh-oh.

G F Cm C

Wicked Ruby, Ruby, why can't you be good?

#5.

G C Ab G

Well, now, that is the story of Ruby and me.

C Am7 G

Once we were, now we're never gonna be.

C Cm C

I am free that's okay with me.

Cm C

Stay away Ruby, stay away from me.

OUTRO:

F C

Wicked Ruby, oh-oh-oh-oh..wicked Ruby,

oh-oh-oh-oh.

G F Cm C Eb C

Wicked Ruby, Ruby stay away from me.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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