комментированный список 1958 "Джоан Баэз в Сан-Франциско"
Scarlet Ribbons
composer Evelyn Danzig, lyricist Jack Segal, 1949
made famous by Harry Belafonte in 1952/1955
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
Not one ribbon for her hair
Thru 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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===================версия Шинед О'Коннор (Sinead O'Connor)
http://lyricstrue.net/bandsongtext/Oconnor_Sinead/Scarlett_Ribbons.html
убрано выражение "gay profusion":
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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The Kingston Trio, The Lennon Sisters, Perry Como, Harry Belafonte, Dinah Shore,
Jim Reeves, Joan Baez, Mary O'Hara, and Sinead O'Conner are among those
who have recorded this little song with its enigmatic lyrics and haunting melody.
But where did the idea come from? And why does everyone like it so much?
More importantly, how would all the people who claim to like this song
react if something like this really happened to them?