The Yellow Bandana

This is the story of a yellow bandana A handsome young soldier and the girl named Rosana Oh, way out west in the winds on New Mexico There lived a girl and the soldier who loved her so And every night 'neath the full crimson moon above This brave young soldier would pledge her his love And he gave Rosana his yellow bandana To wear in her hair 'til he's with her once more He gave Rosana his yellow bandana Mounted his pony and rode off to war His orders came and he had to ride west again Seems that Apaches were causing unrest again He kissed Rosana goodbye as he rode away Promising this time he'd come back to stay And he gave Rosana his yellow bandana To wear in her hair 'til he's with her once more He gave Rosana his yellow bandana Mounted his pony and rode off to war The war was over, and he came back home and found That the Apaches had burned the whole village down And 'neath the tree where he'd last kissed Rosana Gripped on the cross was his yellow bandana And he gave Rosana his yellow bandana To wear in her hair till he's with her once more He gave Rosana his yellow bandana Mounted his pony and rode off to war He gave Rosana his yellow bandana To wear in her hair 'til he's with her once more He gave Rosana his yellow bandana