Ho Chi Minh

He stood
 and looked upon the earth
 his weapons in his hand
 His eyesight came to rest
 upon an ancient little man
 Tilling the soil and casting nets
 his flock and herds to tend
 yet ready at a moment's call
 his homeland to defend
 He walked into the other's land
 an uninvited guest
 He said I'm here to rid you of
 a menace and a pest
 He said I'll build an army base
 right here upon your shores
 And I'll protect you from your sons
 and from the guy next door
 The old man answered with a snap
 I need no help from you
 Why, you're the same one that I fought
 at Diem Bien Phu
 My sons are out upon the fields
 their country to regain
 So why don't you just go back home
 and save us both some pain?
 He said Old man, are you insane?
 Do you know who I am?
 Why, I'm the policeman of the world
 and they call me Uncle Sam
 The old nun took his weapon up
 and with a real defiant stand
 he said Yes, I know you and what you'II do
 But you see, I just don't give a damn
 He said Where did this little man
 get the audacity
 to take a weapon in his hand
 and speak like that to me?
 I'll send my helicopters out
 to hunt the peasant down
 I'll send my jets and my tanks
 to burn his villages to the ground
 The old man looked up at this fool
 and did not even bat an eye
 He said Before we would submit
 you see, we all would rather die
 But I feel it fair
 that I should warn you for your sake
 This here will be the biggest blunder
 that you'll ever make
 The bully, now blushing red
 let out a battle cry
 The old man just seemed to fade away
 into the countryside
 He smiled and said with confidence
 I've got him on the run
 But poonji sticks and booby traps
 set fire to his buns
 The old man fought so hard and well
 that so the story goes
 he trapped him, a paper tiger
 and filled his hide with holes
 And as the pain intensified
 he cried out loud and clear
 If I could just get untangled, y'all
 I'm gettin' on out of here
 You see, I just could not win
 against Ho Chi Minh
 No, I just could not win
 against Ho Chi Minh