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Artist: Perry Como
Canonical path: /como-perry/scarlet-ribbons
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Scarlet Ribbons
Read Scarlet Ribbons lyrics by Perry Como on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Scarlet Ribbons
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I peeked in to say goodnight,
And then 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 . . .
Through 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 two hundred,
I will never know from where,
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons,
Scarlet ribbons, for her hair!
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Perry Como performs "Scarlet Ribbons", and this lyric page sits inside the Perry Como catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to The Summer Wind and (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays with a short reason for opening each page next.
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