(Pretty, pretty ribbons) (Lovely, lovely ribbons) (Scarlet ribbons for her hair) 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) All the stores were locked and shuttered All the streets were dark and bare In our town no scarlet ribbons Not one ribbon for her hair (Not a single ribbon for her hair) Through the night, my heart was aching Just before the dawn was breaking I peeked in and on her bed In gay profusion lying there Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons (lovely, lovely ribbons, scarlet, scarlet ribbons) Scarlet ribbons for her hair If I live to be two-hundred I will never know from where Came those lovely scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair (Pretty, pretty ribbons) (Lovely, lovely ribbons) (Scarlet ribbons for her hair)