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Lyrics of Reuben James by Kenny Rogers
verse
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
verse
Reuben James
All the folks around Madison County cussed your name
Just a no-account, sharecropping colored man
Who would steal anything he can
And everybody laid the blame on Reuben James
chorus
Reuben James
For you still walk the furrowed fields of my mind
The faded shirt, the weathered brow
The calloused hands upon the plow
I loved you then and I love you now
Reuben James
verse
Flora Grey
The gossip of Madison County died with child
Although your skin was black
You were the one that didn't turn your back
On the hungry white child with no name
Reuben James
verse
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 awaiting for the meek"
In my mind, these words remain from Reuben James
chorus
Reuben James
For you still walk the furrowed fields of my mind
The faded shirt, the weathered brow
The calloused hands upon the plow
I loved you then and I love you now
Reuben James
verse
Reuben James
One dark, cloudy day they brought you from the field
Until your lonely pine box came
Just a preacher and me in the rain
Just to sing one last refrain for Reuben James
chorus
Reuben James
For you still walk the furrowed fields of my mind
The faded shirt, the weathered brow
The calloused hands upon the plow
I loved you then and I love you now
Reuben James
chorus
Reuben James
For you still walk the furrowed fields of my mind
The faded shirt, the weathered brow
The calloused hands upon the plow
I loved you then and I love you now
Reuben James
Writer(s): Alex Harvey, Barry Etris
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Ten Years of Gold
Album • 1977 • 10 tracks
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Reuben James
Kenny Rogers
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