American Military Marches - US Cavalry March [She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
Around her neck she wore a yellow ribbon She wore it in the springtime In the merry month of May And if you ask her why the heck she wore it She wore it for her soldier who was far far away Far away, far away She wore it for her soldier Who was far, far away Around her thigh she wore a yellow garter She wore it in the springtime In the merry month of May And if you ask her why the heck she wore it She wore it for her soldier who was far far away Far away, far away She wore it for her soldier Who was far, far away'' Around the block she pushed a baby carriage She pushed it in the springtime In the merry month of May And if you ask her why the heck she pushed it She pushed it for her soldier who was far far away Far away, far away She pushed it for her soldier Who was far, far away Behind the door her daddy kept a shotgun He kept it in the springtime In the merry month of May 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 He kept it for her soldier Who was far, far away And in the church the preacher kept a license He kept it in the springtime In the merry month of May And if you ask him why the heck he kept it He kept it for her husband who was far far away Far away, far away He kept it for her soldier Who was far, far away And on the wall she kept a marriage license He kept it in the springtime In the merry month of May And if you ask him why the heck she kept it He kept it for her husband who was far far away Far away, far away He kept it for her soldier Who was far, far away On the grave she laid the pretty flowers She laid them in the springtime In the merry month of May And if you asked her why the heck she laid them She laid them for her soldier who was far far away Far away, far away He kept it for her soldier Who was far, far away