So long, boy you can take my place 
I've 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 high, the time has come 
I'm going 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 I love 
 
Got no time for explanations 
Got no time to lose 
Tomorrow night you'll find me sleeping 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 
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