这个故事刊出不久，这个动人的故事被作成了歌曲，伴着歌声这个故事也传遍了全世界。黄丝带也成了美国“欢迎被囚禁的人重获自由”的标志。
老橡树上的黄丝带(Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree)歌词
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