Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly!
Ribbons Down My Back
[IRENE]
I'll be wearing ribbons down my back this summer
Blue and green and streaming in the yellow sky
So if someone special comes my way this summer
He might notice me passing by

And so I'll try to make it easier to find me
In the stillness of July
Because a breeze might stir a rainbow up behind me
That might happen to catch a gentleman's eye

And he might smile and take me by the hand this summer
Making me recall of how lovely love can be
And so I will proudly wear
Ribbons down my back
Shining in my hair
That he might notice me

And so I will proudly wear
Ribbons down my back
Shining in my hair
That he might notice me