The Ballad of Ho Chi Minh by Ewan MacColl Lyrics

[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!