Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling, from you
Pretty pencils to write I love you
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

Crowded street, busy feet, hustle buyin'
Downtown shoppers, Christmas is nigh
There he sits all alone on the sidewalk
Hoping you won't pass him by

Should you stop, better not, much too busy
You're in a hurry, my how time does fly
In the distance, the ringing of laughter
And 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
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling, from you
Pretty pencils to write I love you
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

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Writer(s): Willie Nelson