Well, who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot? Who's gonna glove your hand? Who's gonna kiss your red ruby lips? And who's gonna be your man? Is that you Reuben? Reuben, where have you been so long? Is that you Reuben? Reuben, where have you been so long? Well, papa's gonna shoe my pretty little foot Mama's gonna glove my hand Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips And I don't need no man Well, I don't need no man No, I don't need no man Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips And I don't need no man Is that you Reuben? Reuben, where have you been so long? Is that you Reuben? Reuben, where have you been so long? Well, the longest train that I ever saw It was 90 coaches long And the only man that I ever loved He was on that train and gone Is that you Reuben? Reuben, where have you been so long? Is that you Reuben? Reuben, where have you been so long? Oh, where'd you get that hat you wear And that coat you got so fine? Well, I got my hat from a railroad man And my coat from a worker in the mine Is that you Reuben? Reuben, where have you been so long? Is that you Reuben? Reuben, where have you been so long? Well, Reuben made a train, he put it on the track Run it to, the Lord knows where Well, Reuben made a train, he put it on the track Run it to, the Lord knows where