Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Roy Orbison
Canonical path: /roy-orbison/scarlet-ribbons
Related lyric paths: 6
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Scarlet Ribbons
Read Scarlet Ribbons lyrics by Roy Orbison on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Scarlet Ribbons
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I peeped in to say good night
When I heard my child in prayer
"send 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 my town no scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
Through the night my heart was aching
Just before the dawn was breaking
I peeped 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
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Roy Orbison performs "Scarlet Ribbons", and this lyric page sits inside the Roy Orbison catalog on LyroVerse.
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