So long, boy, you can take my place

I got my papers, I got my pay

So pack my bags and I'll be on my way . . . to Yellow River

Put my gun down, the war is won

Fill my glass high, the time has come

I'm goin' back to the place that I love . . . Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River . . . is in my mind and in my eyes

Yellow River, Yellow River . . . is in my blood, it's the place that I love

Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose

Tomorrow night you'll find me sleepin' underneath the moon

And Yellow River

Cannon fire lingers in my mind

I'm so glad I'm still alive

And I've been gone for such a long time . . . from Yellow River

I remember the nights were cool

I can still see the water pool

And I remember the girl that I knew . . . from Yellow River