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Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

2,785 views · Published 23 March 2014 · 2:36 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: ahang1001 · 2014 · Music

Irwin Levine
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Performed by 
SHIRIN
The song is told from the point of view of a 
prisoner who has completed his three-year 
sentence but is uncertain if he will be welcomed 
home.
He writes to his love, asking her to tie a yellow 
ribbon around the "ole oak tree" in front of the 
house (which the bus, bringing him home from 
prison, will pass by) if she wants him to return to 
her life; if he does not see such a ribbon, he will 
remain on the bus (taking that to mean he is 
unwelcome). He asks the bus driver to check, 
fearful of not seeing anything.
To his amazement, the entire bus cheers the 
response -- there are 100 yellow ribbons around 
the tree, a sign he is very much welcome

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

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