Scarlet Ribbons Lyrics

I peeked in to say good night,
And I heard my child in prayer.
"And for me, some scarlet ribbons,
Scarlet ribbons for my hair."
All our town was closed and shuttered,
All the streets were dark and bare;
In our town, no scarlet ribbons,
Scarlet ribbons for her hair.
Bridge 1:
Through the night my heart was aching;
Just before the dawn was break-ing,
I peeked in, and on her pillow,
In gay profusion lying there,
I saw ribbons, scarlet ribbons,
Scarlet ribbons for her hair.
Bridge 2:
If I live to be a hun-dred
I will never know from where
Came those ribbons, scarlet ribbons,
Scarlet ribbons for her hair.