Odetta - If I Had A Ribbon Bow lyrics

If I had a ribbon bow to bind my hair If I had a fancy sash, my love would think me fair And when he goes to Frankfurt, a-loggin' on the rise He'd bring me back with his own hands, a very pretty prize If I had a ribbon bow to bind my hair If I had a fancy sash, my love would think me fair If I was a city girl, and fair with smart Not a lad in all these parts would know my heart And then I'd live in Frankfurt Where all the lovers go I'd lark about them settlements A-wearing foreign clothes If I had a ribbon bow to bind my hair If I had a fancy sash