Left Los Angeles a short while ago
Flew ´cross the country back to Buffalo
Walked around through the sleet and the snow
With a red bandana on my head
Saw my momma on 12th and Grand

Standing in the alley with the junkyard man
They were both so loaded they could hardly stand
Talkin´ ´bout going to Mexico
I said "Momma I was born
Out there I was born again
Been clear to California and back
Was out there so long many times I thought I was dead"
She said, "Sonny what´s that you got wrapped around your head?"

It´s a Red Bandana
It´s a Red Bandana
It´s a Red Bandana
It´s from Hollywood USA

Looked for the woman I used to love
Seen her in a bar off the Harlem road

Talking in a booth with Charley Hobbs
And this ugly little dude whom I didn´t know

She said "Honey you´re back I´m so glad
When you was gone I was so sad
You come in here lookin´ so bad
With that red bandana on your head
With that red bandana on your head"

Yes!  It´s a Red Bandana
It´s a Red Bandana
It´s a Red Bandana
And it´s red just like your blood is