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