The Ballad of Ho Chi Minh - Ewan MacColl with the London Critics Group

The Ballad Of Ho Chi Minh (Ewan MacColl 1954) (again the music counts - there are lots of videos on youtube with fantastic pictures of uncle ho so watch those --- although there are four gdr specific pictures) Far away across the ocean, Far beyond the sea’s eastern rim, Lives a man who is father of the Indo-Chinese people, And his name it is Ho Chi Minh. Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh. Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh. From VietBac to the SaiGon Delta From the mountains and plains below Young and old workers, peasants and the toiling tenant farmers Fight for freedom with Uncle Ho. Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, etc. Now 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. Now Ho Chi Minh came back from sailing And he looked on on his native land Saw the want and the hunger of the Indo-Chinese people Foreign soldiers on every hand. Now Ho Chi Minh went to the mountains And he trained a determined band Heroes all, who had sworn to free the Indo-Chinese people Drive invaders from the land. Fourteen men became a hundred A hundred thousand and Ho Chi Minh Forged and tempered the army of the Indo-Chinese people Freedom’s Army of Viet Minh. Every soldier is a farmer Comes the evening and he grabs his hoe Comes the morning he swings his rifle on his shoulder T’is the army of Uncle Ho. From the mountains and the jungles From the ricelands and the Plain of Reeds March the men and the women of the Indo-Chinese Army Planting freedom with vict’ry seeds. From VietBac to the SaiGon Delta Marched the armies of Viet Minh And the wind stirs the banners of the Indo-Chinese people Peace and freedom and Ho Chi Minh.