Jo Stafford — Scarlet Ribbons For Her Hair

[Intro] (Pretty, pretty ribbons Lovely, lovely ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair) [Verse 1] I peeked in to say goodnight And then I heard my baby's prayer "And for me some scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for my hair" (Pretty, pretty ribbons, lovely, lovely ribbons) [Verse 2] All the stores were locked and shuttered All the streets were dark and bare In our town no scarlet ribbons No one ribbon for her hair (Not a single ribbon for her hair) [Bridge] Through the night my heart was aching Just before the dawn was breaking [Verse 3] I peeked in and on her bеd In gay profusion lying there Lovely ribbons, scarlеt ribbons (Lovely, lovely ribbons, lovely, lovely ribbons) Scarlet ribbons for her hair [Verse 4] If I live to be two hundred I will never know from where Came those lovely scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair [Outro] (Pretty, pretty ribbons Lovely, lovely ribbons) Scarlet ribbons for her hair (Ooh-ooh-ooh)