Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue Wrap your presents to your darling from you Pretty pencils to write I love you Oh, pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue!
Crowded streets, busy feet, hustle buying Downtown shoppers, Christmas is tonight There he sits all alone on the side-walk Hoping you won’t have somebody She just stop… much too busy Better hurry, my… Then the distance ringing of laughter In the midst of the laughter he cries
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue Wrap your presents to your darling from you Pretty pencils to write I love you Oh, pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue!