Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I peeked in, to say goodnight And then I heard, my child in prayer And for me, some scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for my hair [Verse 2] All the stores were closed and shuttered All the streets were dark and bare In our town, no scarlet ribbon Not one ribbon for her hair Through the night my heart was aching Just before the dawn was breaking [Verse 3] I peeked in, and on her bed In gay profusion, lying there Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair [Verse 4] If I live to be two hundred I will never, know from where Came those ribbons, scarlet ribbon Scarlet ribbon for her hair