Yellow River

Album

Christie

Label

Epic records

Genre

Pop rock

Composer(s)

Jeff Christie

Entered Chart

Jul 18, 1970

Peak Date

Nov 28, 1970

Released

23 April 1970

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Epic 5-10626

B-Side

Down The Mississippi Line

Reaching No. 1 in the UK and #23 in the USA, this “soft rock” song and its follow up (misspelled) San Bernadino provided enough gigs to sustain a following and concert days till now (2014). Noone knows which and where is this yellow tiver, addin to the song’s allure. The song was originally offered to the then very successful group The Tremeloes, who declined, and later did record a cover.

{Intro}

So long, boy, you can take my place
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 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 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

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
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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 the place I love

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