Around her neck she wore a yellow ribbon She wore it in the springtime and in the month of May Hey, hey And if you asked her why the heck she wore it She wore it for her lover who was far, far away Far away (far away) Far away (far away) Oh, she wore it for her lover who was far, far away Far away (far away) Far away (far away) Oh, she wore it for her lover who was far, far away Around her knee she wore a purple garter She wore it in the springtime and in the month of May Hey, hey And if you asked her why the heck she wore it She wore it for her lover who was far, far away Far away (far away) Far away (far away) Oh she wore it for her lover who was far, far away Far away (far away) Far away (far away) Oh she wore it for her lover who was far, far away Behind the door her father kept a shotgun He kept it in the springtime and in the month of May Hey, hey And if you ask him why the heck he kept it He kept it for her lover who was far, far away Far away (far away) Far away (far away) Oh he kept it for her lover who was far, far away Far away (far away) Far away (far away) Oh he kept it for her lover who was far, far away And on the wall she keeps a marriage license She keeps it in the springtime and in the month of May Hey, hey And if you asked her why the heck she keeps it She keeps it for her lover who is far, far away Far away (far away) Far away (far away) Oh she keeps it for her lover who is far, far away Far away (far away) Far away (far away) Oh she keeps it for her lover who is far, far away

I'm comin' home, I've done my time Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free Then you'll know just what to do If you still want me, if you still want me Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree It's been three long years, do you still want me? If I don't see a ribbon round the ole oak tree I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, put the blame on me If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree Bus driver, please look for me 'Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see I'm really still in prison and my love, she holds the key A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free And I wrote and told her please Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree It's been three long years, do you still want me? If I don't see a ribbon round the ole oak tree I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, put the blame on me If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree Now the whole damned bus is cheerin' And I can't believe I see A hundred yellow ribbons round the ole oak tree I'm comin' home Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree

Nään tutun tien nyt edessäin Ja se mutkitellen johtaa kotiin päin Me kolme vuotta sitten erottiin, nyt kirjoitin Jos vain vapaa oot sä niin Luokses saapuisin Luokses saapuisin Jos sä lipun nostat salkoon tiedän sen Että turhaan luoksesi tullut en (tullut en) Mut jos mä näänkin salon aivan tyhjillään On parempi kun, sä unohdat mun, sua mä vaivaa en Mä lähden pois mut jos vain lipun nään, (silloin) Mä luokses jään Mä kertaan menneen mielessäin Ja sen tiedän etten enää tekis näin On vankilassa aikaa aatoksiin Mä aattelin Jos mun huolit vielä niin Toiveet täyttyiskin Toiveet täyttyiskin Jos sä lipun nostat salkoon tiedän sen Että turhaan luoksesi tullut en (tullut en) Mut jos mä näänkin salon aivan tyhjillään On parempi kun, sä unohdat mun, sua mä vaivaa en Mä lähden pois mut jos vain lipun nään, (silloin) Mä luokses jään Bussi pysähtyy ja ulos siitä vihdoinkin mä jään Nyt koko salon lipuin koristellun nään (Jos sä lipun nostat luokses jään) (Jos sä lipun nostat luokses jään) (Jos sä lipun nostat luokses jään) (Jos sä lipun nostat luokses jään) (Jos sä lipun nostat luokses jään) (Jos sä lipun nostat luokses jään...)