Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)

I peeped in to say good night When I heard my child in prayer "Send me, God, 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 Not one ribbon 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 I saw a ribbon, 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