Ewan MacColl — The Ballad of Ho Chi Minh

[Verse 1] Far away across the ocean Far beyond the sea's eastern rim Lives a man who is father of the Indochinese people And his name, it is Ho Chi Minh [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Verse 2] From Viet Bac to the Saigon Delta From the mountains and the plains below Young and old workers, peasants and the toiling tenant farmers Fight for freedom with Uncle Ho [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Verse 3] Ho Chi Minh was a deep sea sailor He served his time out on the seven seas Work and hardship were part of his early education Exploitation, his ABC [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Verse 4] Ho Chi Minh came back from sailing And he looked on his native land Saw the want and the hunger of the Indochinese people Foreign soldiers on every hand [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Verse 5] Ho Chi Minh went to the mountains And he formed a determined band Heroes all sworn to free the Indochinese people Drive invaders from the land [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Verse 6] Forty men became a hundred A hundred thousand and Ho Chi Minh Forged and tempered the army of the Indochinese people Freedom's Army of Viet Minh [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Verse 7] Every soldier is a farmer Comes the evening, he grabs his hoe Comes the morning, he swings his rifle on his shoulder That's the army of Uncle Ho [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Verse 8] From the mountains and the jungles From the rice lands and the Plain of Reeds March the men and the women of the Indochinese Army Planting freedom with victory seeds [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Verse 9] From Viet Bac to the Saigon Delta Marched the armies of Viet Minh And the wind stirs the banners of the Indochinese people Peace and freedom and Ho Chi Minh [Chorus] Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh [Outro] Ho!