OPENER Mainstream
Sides face, grand square
I'm comin' home, I've done my time
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine
4 ladies chain across that ring
Chain back and promenade
Then you'll know I'll soon be free
And if you still want me
FIGURE Mainstream, corner progression
Heads square thru 4 hands around that old oak tree
Dosado that corner girl,
slide thru, ladies chain across for me
Flutter wheel straight across,
slide thru, and swing
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
MIDDLE BREAK Mainstream
Sides face, grand square
Bus driver, please look for me
'Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see
4 ladies chain across that ring
Chain back and promenade
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free
CLOSER Mainstream
Sides face, grand square
I'm home and the bus is cheerin' for me
When I look out the window I wonder what could it be
4 ladies chain across and back, promenade
I can't believe I see
A hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak tree