AmE
Far away across the ocean
AmE
Far beyond the sea's eastern rim
Am
Lives a man who is father of the Indo-Chinese people
FAm
And his name it is Ho Chi Minh
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh
AmE
From Viet Bac to the SaiGon Delta
AmE
From the mountains and plains below
Am
Young and old workers, peasants and the toiling tenant farmers
FAm
Fight for freedom with Uncle Ho
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh
AmE
Now Ho Chi Minh was a deep sea sailor
AmE
He served his time out on the seven seas
Am
Work and hardship were part of his early education
FAm
Exploitation his ABC
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh
AmE
Now Ho Chi Minh came home from sailing
AmE
And he looked out on his native land
Am
Saw the want and the hunger of the Indo-Chinese people
FAm
Foreign soldiers on every hand
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh
AmE
Now Ho Chi Minh went to the mountains
AmE
And he trained a determined band
Am
Heroes all, sworn to liberate the Indo-Chinese people
FAm
Drive invaders from the land
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh
AmE
Fourteen men became a hundred
AmE
A hundred thousand and Ho Chi Minh
Am
Forged and tempered the army of the Indo-Chinese people
FAm
Freedom's Army of Viet Minh
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh
AmE
Every soldier is a farmer
AmE
Comes the evening and he grabs his hoe
Am
Comes the morning he swings his rifle on his shoulder
FAm
It's the army of Uncle Ho.
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh
AmE
From the mountains and the jungles
AmE
From the ricelands and the Plain of Reeds
Am
March the men and the women of the Indo-Chinese Army
FAm
Planting freedom with vict'ry seeds.
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh
AmE
From Viet Bac to the SaiGon Delta
AmE
Marched the armies of Viet Minh
Am
And the wind stirs the banners of the Indo-Chinese people
FAm
Peace and freedom and Ho Chi Minh.
CAmCAm
Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh