Ho Chi Minh-The Last Poets

[ti:Ho Chi Minh] [ar:The Last Poets] [al:Delights Of The Garden] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ho Chi Minh - The Last Poets [00:16.88]He stood and looked upon the earth [00:19.54] [00:20.86]His weapons in his hand [00:23.20] [00:24.82]His eyesight came to rest [00:27.47] [00:28.62]Upon an ancient little man [00:31.22] [00:32.89]Tilling the soil and casting nets [00:35.37] [00:36.53]His flocks and herds to tend [00:38.70] [00:40.50]Yet ready at a moment's call [00:43.17] [00:44.20]His homeland to defend [00:46.84] [00:48.31]He walked into the other's land [00:51.27] [00:52.11]An uninvited guest [00:55.03] [00:56.07]He said I'm here to rid you of a menace and a pest [01:02.96] [01:04.02]He said I'll build an army base [01:06.39] [01:08.13]Right here upon your shores [01:10.97] [01:12.46]And I'll protect you from your sons [01:15.10] [01:16.21]And from the guy next door [01:18.81] [01:20.19]The old man answered with a snap [01:23.09] [01:24.02]I need no help from you [01:26.69] [01:27.99]Why [01:28.15]You're the same one that I fought at Diem Bien Phu [01:34.90] [01:36.45]My sons are out upon the fields [01:39.34] [01:40.42]Their country to regain [01:42.38] [01:44.31]So why don't you just go back home [01:46.78] [01:48.31]And save us both some pain [01:50.59] [01:52.01]He said Old man are you insane [01:54.77] [01:56.41]Do you know who I am [01:58.95] [01:59.89]Why I'm the policeman of the world [02:02.40] [02:03.93]And they call me Uncle Sam [02:06.45] [02:08.28]The old man took his weapon up [02:10.47] [02:12.14]And with a real defiant stand [02:14.27] [02:15.84]He said Yes I know you and what you'II do [02:18.92] [02:19.78]But you see I just don't give a damn [02:22.77] [02:24.28]He said Where did this little man [02:25.88] [02:27.95]Get the audacity [02:30.49] [02:31.73]To take a weapon in his hand [02:34.29] [02:35.62]And speak like that to me [02:38.27] [02:39.92]I'll send my helicopters out [02:41.65] [02:43.69]To hunt the peasant down [02:46.22] [02:47.77]I'll send my jets and my tanks [02:49.89] [02:51.38]To burn his villages to the ground [02:53.93] [02:55.94]The old man looked up at this fool [02:58.04] [02:59.35]And did not even bat an eye [03:01.97] [03:03.51]He said Before we would submit [03:06.05] [03:07.20]You see we all would rather die [03:09.70] [03:11.81]But I feel it fair [03:12.72] [03:15.22]That I should warn you for your sake [03:17.81] [03:19.31]This here will be the biggest blunder [03:21.76] [03:23.79]That you'll ever make [03:25.57] [03:27.39]The bully now blushing red [03:29.81] [03:31.18]Let out a battle cry [03:33.67] [03:35.17]The old man just seemed to fade away [03:38.66] [03:39.99]Into the countryside [03:41.38] [03:43.29]He smiled and said with confidence [03:45.60] [03:47.35]I've got him on the run [03:49.44] [03:51.44]But poonji sticks and booby traps [03:53.76] [03:54.90]Set fire to his buns [03:57.39] [03:59.35]The old man fought so hard and well [04:02.05] [04:02.87]That so the story goes [04:05.17] [04:06.88]He trapped him a paper tiger [04:09.07] [04:10.79]And filled his hide with holes [04:13.01] [04:14.73]And as the pain intensified [04:16.94] [04:18.83]He cried out loud and clear [04:20.86] [04:22.46]If I could just get untangled y'all [04:25.18] [04:26.69]I'm gettin' on out of here [04:28.78] [04:29.59]You see I just could not win [04:31.49] [04:32.47]Against Ho Chi Minh [04:33.96] [04:34.54]I gotta go [04:35.08] [04:38.21]Give me my hand [04:40.27]I'm cold