《老橡树上的黄丝带》( Tony Orlando and Dawn 1973)

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《老橡树上的黄丝带》是托尼·奥兰多的经典名曲，歌曲描述一个在监狱服刑的丈夫在即将期满释放的前夕，因担心远在家乡的妻子不接受他，写信告诉妻子，如果愿意再次接纳他，请在他出狱返家的当天，在家门口的老橡树上系一条黄丝带；如果他没有看到黄丝带的话，会默默离开。当这位丈夫出狱返家时，家门口的老橡树上绑满了几百条黄丝带在空中飞扬，令他十分感动。后来，绑黄丝带成为全美国的一种风俗，表示迎接久别的亲人回家。

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