9/52 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree'

52 Weeks of Music & Blythe/Dolls

 

'I'm coming 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.

 

Well, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree,

It's been three long years - do you still want me?

If I don't see a ribbon round the old 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 old oak tree.

 

Bus driver, please look for me -

'Cos I couldn't bear to see what I might see,

I'm really still imprisoned and my love she holds the key,

A simple yellow ribbon is what I need to see me free,

I wrote and told her - please

Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree,

It's been three long years, do you still want me?

 

If I don't see a ribbon round the old 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 old oak tree.

 

Now the whole darn bus is cheering, and I can't believe I see

A hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak tree!'

Tony Orlando

Done