I peeped in to say good night And i heard my child in prayer "Ooh for me star scarlet ribbon Scarlet ribbons for my hair" ♪ All the stores were closed and shuttered All the streets were dark and bare In my town no scarlet ribbons Not one ribbon for her hair ♪ Through the night my heart was aching Just before the dawn was breaking I peeped in and on her bed In gay profusion lying there ♪ Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair If i live to be a hundred I shall never know from where Came those lovely scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair