ruby my dear

• thelonious monk'un muhtemelen teenage denebilecek yaşlardayken, o zamanki kız arkadaşı olan ruby richardson için bestelediği balladıdır. manhattan moods adıyla da bilinir. carmen mcrea çok acayip söyler. sözlerini sally swisher yazmıştır.
  
  ruby, my dear
  hold back that tear.
  i know he's gone.
  your love has flown.
  you're all alone.
  
  i know you cry.
  there's no reply.
  the pain lingers on.
  it doesn't go 'cause you say so.
  
  one day he came to you,
  and made the music play
  in that way.
  you said you'd rather die
  than say goodbye.
  
  but, there'll come a day,
  though he's away.
  you'll sing your song.
  you'll carry on.
  ruby, my dear.