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