Marching song which has been around (with various lyrics) for about 400 years. = Round her neck she wore a yellow ribbon She wore it in the springtime and in the month of May And if you asked her why she always wore it She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away Far away far away She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away Round her neck she wore a golden locket She wore it in the night time and wore it every day And if you asked her why she always wore it She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away Far away far away She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away On her hearth she kept a fire burning She kept it fall and winter and in the month of May And if you asked her why she always kept it She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away Far away far away She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away Saved her love and saved her warmest kisses She saved them fall and winter and in the month of May And if you asked her why she always saved them She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away Far away far away She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away Far away far away She'd tell you for her lover who was far far away