The Lovely Ruby Hunter

With eyes and hair as dark as raven's feather the darling of her clan and of her race
I said hello to lovely Ruby Hunter a lovely smile lit up her nut brown face
She said hello she was so warm and friendly as if i were an old friend she did meet
Unaffected by her fame such a nice person she did not have the burden of conceit

At the Tarerer Music Festival in Killarney on a pleasant day when Spring was in it's prime
With her husband Archie Roach she had performed that is going back now a few years in time
A lot of things since would have changed for Archie since the mother of his children Ruby died
The Reaper of lives robbed him of his soulmate news of her passing traveled far and wide

Fond memories of the lovely Ruby Hunter with family and friends and her many fans will remain
It is sad to think that she has gone forever that she will not be seen in the flesh again
Ruby a supreme songstress and musician in her lifetime she was famed and widely known
But more than that she was a special person one with a charm of her very own

For one so great and famous she was humble her ego by her well under control
The World was better for her living in it she was one who was blessed with a great soul
I said hello to the lovely Ruby Hunter she smiled at me and wished me a nice day
The World was better for her living in it of her that would be a fair thing to say.