老橡樹上的黃絲帶(Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree)歌詞
I'm coming home I've done my time*(1)
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
Oh 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*(2)
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
I wrote and tell her please
Oh 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 damn bus is cheering
And I can't believe I see
A hundred yellow ribbons round the ole oak tree
I'm coming home
註釋
(1).I've done my time:我已刑滿了
(2).put the blame on me:將過錯都歸於我
Toni Orlando,美國極具代表性的歌手之一。他那深植人心的經典名曲《Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree》,最近剛慶祝灌錄卅周年紀念,可見這首歌曲的歷久不衰。
Toni Orlando是《Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree》的原唱者,當年「Tony Orlando And Dawn」組合在六十年代紅極一時,但他在1977年因為妹妹早逝及好友自殺身亡而宣布退出,經過5個月的精神治療后重返舞台,但「Tony Orlando And Dawn」組合早已解體。從此,他該作個人發展。
「Tony Orlando And Dawn」1973年的名曲《Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree》,到79年共被翻唱了一千次以上,僅次於世界上被翻唱次數最多的歌曲,The Beatles的《Yesterday》之後,風光無比。他的其他成名曲尚包括:《Candida》, 《Sweet Gypsy Rose》, 《Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally》及《Mornin' Beautiful》等。