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Willie Nelson -Pretty Paper
PRETTY PAPER
(Willie Nelson)
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 streets busy feet hustle by him
Downtown shoppers Christmas is nigh
There he sits all alone on the sidewalk
Hoping that you won't pass him by
Should you stop better not much too busy
Better hurry my how time does fly
And in the distance the ringing of laughter
And in the midst of the laughter he cries
Pretty paper pretty ribbons of blue...
Oh oh pretty paper pretty ribbons of blue
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Comments
9 years ago
Question Theists
Love the original. Used to listen to this one with my Papa when I was a kid. He had it on an old cassette mixed tape, I think. It had this, Funny How Time Slips Away; Hello, Walls; Good Times; Phases and Stages; a song with a line like, "footsteps match my heartbeat, funny heartbeats on lenolium"............... I've been looking all over for it, but I'm afraid it was a one if a kind compilation my Papa made from multiple Willie Nelson tapes..... I wish I could remember every song, because now that he's (my papa) has passed away, I'd give anything to hear that tape again... 10 years ago
gheester60
Willie has my heart. Such a beautiful voice.11 years ago
michellel9595
i love emmy rossums version much better but maybe thats maybe because im a girl .. :)11 years ago
joanne fraize
always loved Willie Nelson..songs .....PrettyPaper my favorite11 years ago
David H
This is a different version by Willie than I have heard before and I like it better. Wille did write the song and Roy Orbison took it and made a hit out of it. Willie re wrote the song in 1979 for an album but that was not as good a versiion as this one. or the one's Oribion did. One thing to remember is that when you think Willie Nelson and Roy Orbison you are thinking of two of the very best with a song like this. Personally, I like Roy's better but that is only my personal feelings. .11 years ago
Ken Colgate
:You're right , this is not today's "Blues" version. Lord, we were all so young back then. Merry Christmas and may God bless us all .......11 years ago
countrysinger1951
This is my favorite Willie version of the song. My wife grew up in Fort Worth and remembers the man as well as a lady ( wife? ) who was there and sang with a guitar on the downtown streets of Fort Worth.12 years ago
lisa pitta
@annalis71 my husband is deployed for the third time so I know alone I am a pro at being alone12 years ago
lisa pitta
@LinnechaRose20 no one should be alone, I am here for you even though you dont know me.12 years ago
rolandquinlan
Good Job Willie............12 years ago
Judyfaye Groves
Willie wrote it, Willie sings it. Merry Christmas to all.12 years ago
alamanderflash
Thank you for posting Willie's original version, and not his later remake. When he rerecorded it, it lost some of the poignancy in favor of a too slick sound.12 years ago
Dawn Cicchini
@FantasticlifeinJesus Near the beginning of the song, the lyric is "christmas is nigh", nigh being an old word for "near".13 years ago
Vahilias
@FantasticlifeinJesus Christmas is nigh13 years ago
ONEZST
The song was written by Willie, about Frankie Bierton, of Santo Texas. Frankie, would crawl around like he learned growing up when he suffered a spinal disorder. He hardly ever used a wheel chair. Frankie, sold pencils and ribbons during the holidays in DFW to passersby. He passed away in 1973 at the age of 74.13 years ago
Irishthunderhead
The BEST cover of this song ever......Thanks Willie13 years ago
Dereck Hyde
Never tire of this one13 years ago
micmoable
@rejean63 It is a nice song---13 years ago
micmoable
I've always liked this one---I've written a decent christmas song also and love tht holiday13 years ago
jtls8
Awesome song!!!!!!Related Videos
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