White Ribbon

I went down to the harbor to meet my new bride

She said, "I'll wear a white ribbon tied high, tied high"

Well, she wore a white ribbon tied high on her thigh

Dark clouds on the horizon, a few spatters on her dress

And with my coat buttoned up to her throat

From clear down past her knee

From the hotel balcony, she stared out towards the sea

From the hotel balcony, she stared out away from me

And if there's one thing I know, it's when not to speak

She came lay beside me, touched my hair soft as a breeze

She came lay beside me, touched my hair soft as a breeze

I was just like a child on Christmas day, but with the strength of a man

Soon just like snow falling into hot milk

That little woman disappeared against my skin

When I woke in the morning, I walked up towards the balcony