She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Anonymous
Original | As recorded by THE ANDREWS SISTERS with Russ Morgan & His Orch... |
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND HER NECK SHE WEARS A YELLOW RIBBON Susie Simpkins in the village papers Read about these soldiers manly capers And made up her mind That a soldier's bonnie bride she'd be Volunteers were called a little later Big Si Hubbard stopped a-hoeing 'taters Fell right into line And mustered with a company She cried and kissed him when he marched away And she vowed to keep him in her mind each day 'Round her neck she wears a yeller ribbon She wears it in the Winter and the Summer so they say If you ask her, "Why the decoration?" She'll say, "It's fur my lover who is fur, fur away" Fur away (fur away) fur away (fur away) If she is milkin' cows or mowin' hay 'Round her neck she wears a yeller ribbon She wears it fur her lover who is fur, fur away 'Round her neck she wears a yeller ribbon She wears it in the winter and the summer so they say If you ask her, "Why the decoration?" She'll say, "It's fur my lover who is fur, fur away" Fur away (fur away) fur away (fur away) If she is milkin' cows or mowin' hay 'Round her neck she wears a yeller ribbon She wears it fur her lover who is fur, fur away Months rolled by and patiently she waited Read the war news, greatly agitated No word from her boy Till a letter from his Captain said "Your beau, Silas, he went out a-gunnin' Soon he had the enemy a-runnin'" Susie wept for joy Though further on the letter read "The enemy can run some, you can bet But they couldn't capture Si, he's runnin' yet" (Runnin' yet) 'Round her neck she wears a yeller ribbon She wears it in the Winter and the Summer so they say If you ask her, "Why the decoration?" She'll say, "It's fur my lover who is fur, fur away" Fur away (fur away) fur away (fur away) If she is milkin' cows or mowin' hay 'Round her neck she wears a yeller ribbon She wears it fur her lover who is fur, fur away | SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON Round her neck she wore a yellow ribbon She wore it in the winter and the merry month of May When I asked her, "Why the yellow ribbon?" She said, "It’s for my lover who is far, far away" Far away, far away, far away, far away She said, "It’s for my lover who is far, far away" Far away, far away, far away, far away She said, "It’s for my lover who is far, far away" When, at first, she met a winsome Johnny He wasn’t sure her heart was pure, her eyes were far too bold So, round her neck he tied a yellow ribbon He tied a yellow ribbon ‘cause it matched her hair of gold Hair of gold, hair of gold He tied a yellow ribbon ‘cause it matched her hair of gold Hair of gold, hair of gold He tied a yellow ribbon, for her eyes were far too bold If, perchance, you spy a lovely maiden And by her side, there walks with pride a Johnny strong and gay And round her neck there is a yellow ribbon No matter how you love her, please stay far, far away (Far away, far away, far away, far away) No matter how you love her, please stay far, far away (Far away, far away, far away, far away) Her love is for another, so stay far, far away (Far far away) Round her neck she wore a yellow ribbon She wore it in the winter and the merry month of May When I asked her, "Why the yellow ribbon?" She said, "It’s for my lover who is far, far away" Far away, far away She said, It’s for my lover who is far, far away Far away, far away She said, It’s for my lover who is far, far away (Far, far away) For her lover who is far, far away |