SIX RIBBONS Jon James English & Mario Millo If I were a minstrel, I’d sing you six love songs To tell all the world of the love that we share If I were a merchant, I’d bring you six diamonds With six blood red roses for my love to wear, But I am a simple man, a poor common farmer So take my six ribbons to tie back your hair. Yellow and brown, blue as the sky Red as my blood, green as your eye If I were a nobleman, I'd bring you six carriages With six snow white horses to take you anywhere If I were the emperor (yellow and brown) I'd build you six palaces (blue as the sky) With six hundred servants (red as my blood) For comforting fare (green as your eyes), But I am a simple man, a poor common farmer So take my six ribbons to tie back your hair If I were a minstrel, I’d sing you six love songs To tell all the world of the love that we share So be not afraid my love, you’re never alone love While you wear my ribbons, tying back your hair, Once I was a simple man, a poor common farmer I gave you six ribbons, to tie back your hair. Tooralee, tooralie, all I can share Is only six ribbons to tie back your hair Tooralee, tooralie, all I can share I gave you six ribbons to tie back your hair. "Six Ribbons" is a popular 1978 folk-style song by the late Australian singer-songwriter-musician-actor, Jon English and is included on the soundtrack of the Australian miniseries, "Against the Wind". See 13 Eps here : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMcMa0lpJo2wOPJM_P0kPnaA-x-U-j6Nm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9W5lQNFb-M : Jon English sings "Six Ribbons", with scenes from the ABC-TV historical drama. Jon’s WIKI page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_English R-J
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