who always cooked my steaks and cooked em rare ruth when the chips were down who was always there ruth and to whom did i swear up and down i d always tell the truth e del o da la de who in the world but ruth but now i m as ruthless as can be ruthless since ruth walked out to me now i had hopes that someday old ruth would be my wife but it looks like i ll be ruthless all my life who always made my world so bright and cheery ol ruth who always rubbed my back when i was weary sweet ruth who used to call me every day from a telephone booth e del o da la de who in the world but ruth but now i m as ruthless as can be ruthless since ruth walked out to me i used to think that me and ruth would share a happy home but it looks like i ll be ruthless from now on