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!