I peeked in to say goodnight
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And I heard my child in prayer
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"And for me some scarlet ribbons
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Scarlet ribbons for my hair"
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All the stores were closed and shuttered
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All the streets were dark and bare
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In our town, no scarlet ribbons
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Scarlet ribbons for her hair
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Thru the night my heart was aching
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Just before the dawn was breaking
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I peeped in and on her pillow
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On her pillow lying there
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Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons
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Scarlet ribbons for her hair
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If I live to be a hundred
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I will never know from where
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Came those ribbons, scarlet ribbons
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Scarlet ribbons for her hair
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Scarlet Ribbons
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| Sinead O'Connor |
