so long boy you can take my place got my papers i ve 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 now the time has come i m going back to the place that i love at yellow river yellow river yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes yellow river yellow river is in my blood it s a place i love got no time for explanations got no time to lose tomorrow night you ll find me sleepin underneath the moon at yellow river cannon fire lingers in my mind i m so glad that i m still alive and i ve been gone for such a long time at yellow river i remember the nights were cool i still can see the water pool and i remember the girl that i knew at yellow river yellow river yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes yellow river yellow river is in my blood it s a place i love got no time for explanations got no time to lose tomorrow night you ll find me sleepin underneath the moon at yellow river yellow river yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes yellow river yellow river is in my blood it s a place i love