Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Carly Simon
Canonical path: /carly-simon/pretty-paper
Related lyric paths: 6
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Pretty Paper
Read Pretty Paper lyrics by Carly Simon on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Pretty Paper
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Pretty paper
Pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents
To your darling from you
Pretty pencils
To write I love you
Pretty paper
Pretty ribbons of blue
Crowded street
Busy feet
Hustle by him
Downtown shoppers
Christmas is nigh
There he sits
All alone
On the sidewalk
Hoping that you
Won't pass him by
Should you stop?
Better not
Much too busy
You're in a hurry
My how time does fly
In the distance
The ringing
Of laughter
And in the midst
Of the laughter
He cries
Pretty paper
Pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents
To your darling from you
Pretty pencils
To write I love you
Pretty paper
Pretty ribbons of blue
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Who performs "Pretty Paper"?
Carly Simon performs "Pretty Paper", and this lyric page sits inside the Carly Simon catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to You're So Vain and The Right Thing To Do with a short reason for opening each page next.
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