I peeked in to say good-night
When 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

Thru 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 a hundred
I will never know from where
Came those lovely Scarlet Ribbons
Scarlet Ribbons for her hair

Scarlet Ribbons
There's magic in the air
Scarlet, Scarlet Ribbons
For her hair