purple ribbon

around her hair she ties a purple ribbon
she ties her hair
with a purple ribbon in the merry month of may
and if you ask her why the hell she wears it
she wears it for a soldier who is far far away

and in a book she keeps a three-leaf clover
she keeps a three-leaf clover in the merry month of may
and if you ask her why the hell she keeps it
she keeps it for a soldier who is far far away

on a chain she has a blood-red ruby
she wears a blood-red ruby in the merry month of may
and if you ask her why the hell she wears it
she wears it for a soldier who is far far away

and in the lantern's gleam she's waiting
she's waiting in the merry month of may
and if you ask her why the hell she's waiting
she's waiting for a soldier who is far far away

in the mud he dreams of sunshine
he dreams of sunshine in the merry month of may
he dreams of sunshine in the merry month of may
a soldier who is far far away
far away far away the soldier who is far far away

and in her hair she ties a purple ribbon
she ties a purple ribbon in the merry month of may
and if you ask her why the hell she tied it
she tied it for a soldier who is far far away
far away far away
she tied it for her soldier who is far far away
~

These words are meant for an old army song,
“She wore a yellow ribbon”.