Hey Ho, So it Goes...

Please watch in High Quality!
"Hey Ho" is the Dave Carter protest song taking on the war toy industry from the sweatshops where they are made, to backyard toy funerals with color guards. Sung here by his partner Tracy Grammer from her solo album, "Flower of Avalon".

If you enjoy this song, please visit these websites to hear and purchase more. Tracy tours constantly and is a fixture at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and other East Coast venues. If you take the time to see her in concert I have no doubt you will be forever changed, like me.

www.daveandtracy.com/

www.myspace.com/tracygrammer/

www.tracygrammer.com/

www.signaturesounds.com/

Lyrics:

Hey Ho

tv's on, the favorite son is
watchin how the west was won
daddy, please, a plastic gun
get brother one for twice the fun

little camo helmet-heads
makin brave and playin dead
missiles made of gingerbread
dollars on the dime

chorus
hey ho, so it goes, the point of sale, the puppet show
the merchant kings of war and woe have turned their hands to labor
sound out the trumpet noise, the cannons bark and jump for joy
someone's dread and darlin boy has fallen on his saber

another world across the sea
home for little busy bees
sweatin in some factory
hurry, please, more of these

action dolls with laser sights
robot planes that shoot at night
faster, kid, and get it right
they're rollin down the line

hey ho...

these days the spin machine
is always on the silver screen
secret plots and submarines
foreign fiends and magazines

wave the flag, watch the news
tell us we can count on you
mom and dad are marchin too
children, step in time

hey ho...

bring your kids and coddled pets
bouncin babes in bassinets
we'll play a game with tanks and jets
better yet, bayonets!

marchin bands and color guards
funerals in your own backyard
don't forget your credit card
johnny, hold the line

hey ho...

© 1999 Dave Carter / Dave Carter Music (BMI) administered by Tracy Grammer Music

Thanks to all who post images as 'creative commons'.
To the best of my ability I have used only copyright free images.
If you beg to differ, PM me, tell me which image is yours and
I will give credit and a link, or re-edit and remove the image.

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[dadoody]

Funny that the song was written back in 1999

[ravensky23]

@dadoody Yes, the concepts and actuality of war and peace are ageless...

[theblackestcrow]

where did you find the picture at 3:16? that van is sick, i want that as my desktop pic

[ravensky23]

I got it on the net, Creative Commons use. So I can email it to you if you want. I have it plain like I originally found it and then the Photoshopped version I did and use in the video that says "Hey Ho, so it goes". You could have either, or both, just let me know... and I'm glad you liked the video, Tracy is a sweetheart, and we all miss Dave.

[Fietoesen]

Wonderful song :O

Is there a place i can find the picture on 0:51?

[ravensky23]

Send me a PM with an email address and I can send it to you from my computer. Thanks for watching! It is a wonderful song.

[NightingaleHMP]

This is brilliant...we should have more songs like this to remind the world how insane its becoming. Very profound and in a strange way most enjoyable to listen too as well....a modern protest song. Thank you for sharing this.....excellent!!

[cernowaingreenman]

This is an excellent video to go with Dave and Tracy's "Hey Ho" song. The pictures are apropo and help the lyrics tell the story in a powerful way.

[idiaitatisarkoudas]

Great song which sends an even greater message.

[ledx0x0head]

Thank you for the great video to a go along with such a great song with a great meaning!

[davidls11]

Powerful! But more people should see this video. I recommend adding more "tags" (keywords).