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