Ruby Jane, "Smoke in my Eyes" at Waterloo Ice House, Austin

[onceisenough17]

I heard she got the idea for this song one day when she was helping her dad fix the lawnmower. They did something they shouldn't have and the mower started catching fire. The smoke got in her eyes and caused her to tear up. Her dad said, "Ruby Jane, you ain't crying, is you?!" and she said, "Hell no! I just got smoke in my eyes!" And the rest is history.

[cobra10908]

again another good song hey how does the story go?

[artsevere]

According to the story Ruby Jane tells at her shows, when she was 9 years old her Mom was cooking some chicken in the oven and left it in too long. When Ruby Jane opened the oven door all the smoke came billowing out and got in her eyes, and gave her the idea for this song. Her Mom told me the story was true. Ruby Jane tells audiences "When the smoke alarm goes off at our house, that means dinner's ready". She's not only a fabulous fiddle player, she's very funny on-stage as well.