The Men They Couldn't Hang - Scarlet Ribbons lyrics

Wander throught the streets To the top of the town Banshee wails and bawling The people gather round There's been gunfire, there's been drinking You can hear the victory voice On the chapel door and the courthouse The posters say rejoice Ribbons, scarlet ribbons Carouselling in the sun Ribbons, scarlet ribbons There's one for everyone There's one on the tree at the edge of the park Two in the hair of the girls in the dark Three on the soldier whose medals he shows A fusion of colours, just like a rose Ribbons, scarlet ribbons Carouselling in the sun Ribbons, scarlet ribbons There's one for everyone Ribbons, scarlet ribbons Carouselling in the sun Ribbons, scarlet ribbons There's one for everyone On the bells of celebration In The bedrooms of the nation On a lonely isle, so cold and bare Lies a dead soldier, so fresh and rare Ribbons, scarlet ribbons Carouselling in the sun Ribbons, scarlet ribbons There's one for everyone