Written by Jack Segal and Evelyn Danzig
G Am7 D7 G I peeked in to say good night Am7 D7 Am7 G And I heard my child in prayer G Am7 D7 G "And for me, some scarlet ribbons Am7 D7 Am7 G Scarlet ribbons for my hair" G Am7 D7 G All our town was closed and shuttered Am7 D7 Am7 G All the streets were dark and bare G Am7 D7 G In our town, no scarlet ribbons Am7 D7 Am7 G Scarlet ribbons for her hair G Am7 G7 C Through the night my heart was aching Em B7/13- Em6 Am7 D7 Just before the dawn was breaking G Am7 D7 G I peeked in, and on her pillow Am7 D7 Am7 G In gay profusion lying there G Am7 D7 G I saw ribbons, scarlet ribbons Am7 D7 Am7 G Scarlet ribbons for her hair G Am7 G7 C Am7 If I live to be a hundred Em B7/13- Em6 Am7 D7 I will never know from where G Am7 D7 G Came those ribbons, scarlet ribbons Am7 D7 Am7 D9 G Scarlet ribbons for her hair