They only played it four times, in 1991, was there for all.
Lately my band is playing it, I think it's a great sad love song.
The crowd pressed round, Ruby stood as though alone
Rubin's song took on a different tone and he played it just for her
The song he played was the Carnival Parade
Each note cut a thread of Cherise's fate, and it cut through like a blade
Rubin was playing his painted mandolin
When Ruby froze and turned to stone, for the strings played all alone
The voice of Cherise from the face of the mandolin
Singing Rubin, Rubin tell me true for I have no one but you...