Left Los Angeles a short while ago
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Flew 'cross the country back to Buffalo
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Walked around through the sleet and the snow
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With a red bandana on my head
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Saw my momma on 12th and Grand
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Standing in the alley with the junkyard man
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They were both so loaded they could hardly stand
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Talkin' 'bout going to Mexico
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I said "Momma I was born
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Out there I was born again
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Been clear to California and back
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Was out there so long many times I thought I was dead"
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She said, "Sonny what's that you got wrapped around your head?"
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It's a Red Bandana
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It's a Red Bandana
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It's a Red Bandana
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It's from Hollywood USA
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Looked for the woman I used to love
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Seen her in a bar off the Harlem road
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Talking in a booth with Charley Hobbs
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And this ugly little dude whom I didn't know
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She said "Honey you're back I'm so glad
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When you was gone I was so sad
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You come in here lookin' so bad
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With that red bandana on your head
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With that red bandana on your head"
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Yes! It's a Red Bandana
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It's a Red Bandana
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It's a Red Bandana
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And it's red just like your blood is
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Red Bandana
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Randy Newman |