Lyrics for the ballad that was perhaps Segal 's greatest hit , Scarlet Ribbons , ( with music composed by Evelyn Danzig Levine ) were written in just 15 minutes in 1949 .
The song languished until Segal presented it to Harry Belafonte five years later .
Lyrics for the ballad that was perhaps Segal 's greatest hit , Scarlet Ribbons , ( with music composed by Evelyn Danzig Levine ) were written in just 15 minutes in 1949 , but the song languished until Segal presented it to Harry Belafonte five years later .