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 high, the time has come
 I'm going back to the place that I love
 To 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 my sleeping
 Underneath the moon
 At yellow river

 Cannon fires linger on my mind
 I'm so glad that I'm still alive
 And I 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

 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 my sleeping
 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 the place I love