Around her neck she wore a yellow ribbon
She wore a yellow ribbon in the merry month of May
And if you asked why the hell she wore it
She wore for her lover who was far far away
Not far enough Not far enough

And in the spring she had a bouncing baby
She had a bouncing baby in early February
And if you asked why the hell she bore it
She bore for her lover who was far far away
Not far enough Not far enough

Behind the door her father keeps a shotgun and 
He checks it's loaded every single day
And if you asked him why he keeps it 
He'll tell it's for her lover who is far far away
Not far enough not far enough