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 . . ."

All the stores were closed and shuttered

All the streets were dark and bare . .

In our town, no scarlet ribbons

Not one 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

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!

Music by Evelyn Danzig