Lyrics
I peeked in to say goodnight
And 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
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
Thru the night my heart was aching
Just before the dawn was breaking
I peeped in and on her pillow
On her pillow 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 ribbons, scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
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Credits
Performances
This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but he performed it in concert in 1993 with The Brodsky Quartet.
Recordings
- Jo Stafford, 1949
- Harry Belafonte, on Harry Belafonte Sings Man Smart EP, 1952
- Eddy Arnold, on When They Were Young, 1957
- Perry Como, on When You Come To The End Of The Day, 1958
- The Kingston Trio, A-side of single, 1958; re-recorded for The Kingston Trio At Large, 1959
- Jim Reeves, on Songs To Warm The Heart, 1959
- The Browns, A-side of single, 1959; also included on Town & Country, 1960
- Duane Eddy, on Songs Of Our Heritage, 1960
- Joni James, on Sings Folk Songs, 1961
- Joan Baez, on Joan Baez In San Francisco, 1964 (recorded 1958)
- Patti Page, on Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte, 1965
- Gene Vincent, on I'm Back And I'm Proud, 1969
- Roy Orbison, on The Big O, 1970
- NRBQ, on Diggin' Uncle Q, 1988
- Les Paul, on The Legend And The Legacy, 1991
- Cliff Richard, on Together With Cliff Richard, 1991
- Sinéad O'Connor, on Am I Not Your Girl?, 1992
- Michael Crawford, on In The Moon Of Wintertime: Christmas With Michael Crawford, 1999
- Willie Nelson, on Stardust (CD bonus track), 1999
- Jack Segal, on When Sunny Gets Blue, Scarlet Ribbons, And Other Songs I Wrote, 2001
Bootlegs
- This section is incomplete.
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