Scarlet Ribbons Harry Belafonte
Hit the top ten in 1956. The Browns
recorded it in 1959 and it went to #13.
[D]I peeked [Em7]in to [A7]say good [D]night,
[Em7]and I [A7]heard my [Em7]child in [D]prayer.
'[D]And for [Em7]me, some [A7]scarlet [D]ribbons,
[Em7]scarlet [A7]ribbons [Em7]for my [D]hair.'
[D]All the [Em7]stores were [A7]closed and [D]shuttered,
[Em7]all the [A7]streets were [Em7]dark and [D]bare.
[D]In our [Em7]town, no [A7]scarlet [D]ribbons,
[Em7]scarlet [A7]ribbons [Em7]for her [D]hair.
CHORUS:
[D]Through the [Em7]night my [D7]heart was [G]aching,
[Bm]just be[F#+]fore the [Bm6]dawn was [Em7]break..[A7]ing..
[D]I peeked [Em7]in, and [A7]on her [D]pillow,
in [Em7]gay pro[A7]fusion, [Em7]lying [D]there.
[D]I saw [Em7]ribbons, [A7]scarlet [D]ribbons,
[Em7]scarlet [A7]ribbons [Em7]for her [D]hair.
CHORUS:#2.
[D]If I [Em7]live to [D7]be a [G]hun[Em7]dred..
[Bm]I will [F#+]never [Bm6]know from [Em7]where[A7]..
[D]Came those [Em7]lovely [A7]scarlet [D]ribbons,
[Em7]scarlet [A7]ribbons [Em7]for [A9]her [D]hair.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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