"Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" is a popular folk style ballad.
"Scarlet Ribbons" was written in only 15 minutes in 1949 at Danzig's home in Port Washington, New York after she invited lyricist Segal to hear her music.
The singer's heart "is aching" throughout the night but when at dawn they again peek into the daughter's bedroom they see lovely "scarlet ribbons" in "gay profusion lying there."
[3] In 1952 Harry Belafonte, at his third session for RCA Records, covered the song with an arrangement using his guitarist Millard Thomas and male vocal group.
This version failed to gain success in the charts but was featured in the ‘Queen of Sheba’ episode of The Royle Family.