HEY-RO, HEY-RA! (STOMP THAT GROUND)
[Style & Sound — 120 characters]
Rowdy folk-stomp chant, rapid acoustic strumming, thunderous boot stomps, handclaps, deep male vocals, roaring crowd.
[Intro — Fast Acoustic Guitar, Boots Stomping, Hands Clapping]
(ALL VOICES — LOUD CHANT)
Hey-ro, hey-ra, hee-diddle-dum!
Bam-ba-lam-ba, here we come!
Hey-ro, hey-ra, ho-diddle-hey!
Stomp that ground and shake the clay!
Hey! (HEY!)
Ho! (HO!)
Hey-ro, hey-ra, GO, GO, GO!
[Verse 1 — Male Lead, Rhythmic and Gritty]
We raised that roof, we built that wall,
We stand up straight, we stand up tall!
We sow that seed, we reap that grain,
We dance through sunshine, stomp through rain!
From the old dirt road to the river bend,
We sing together till the very end!
No backs turned and no hearts cold,
One big fire and a thousand souls!
[Pre-Chorus — Call and Response]
(LEAD) Who’s got the fire?
(CROWD) WE GOT THE FLAME!
(LEAD) Who’s got the thunder?
(CROWD) WE SHAKE THE FRAME!
(LEAD) Who’s gonna quit?
(CROWD) NOT US, NOT NOW!
(ALL) Heave-ho, heave-ho, STOMP IT OUT!
[Chorus — Massive Crowd Chant, Heavy Stomps]
Hey-ro, hey-ra, rum-ba-dum!
Clap your hands and here we come!
Hey-ro, hey-ra, ring-a-ding!
Raise your boots and make it ring!
Bim-bam, boom-bam, shake that floor!
One more stomp and give us more!
Hey-ro, hey-ra, loud and strong!
Everybody stomp along!
[Verse 2 — Faster, Playful Folk-Rap]
Hay in the loft and corn in the bin,
Turn that fiddle and pull us in!
Dust in the air, sparks in the night,
Hearts beat hard and the mood feels right!
Round goes the wheel and round goes the sun,
Nobody sits till the morning comes!
Left foot, right foot, heel and toe,
Where we stop, nobody knows!
[Breakdown — Guitar Cuts, Boots and Claps Only]
(LEAD) Hup-two!
(CROWD) HUP-TWO!
(LEAD) Shake loose!
(CROWD) BREAK THROUGH!
(LEAD) Bam-biddy-bam!
(CROWD) BAM-BAM-BOOM!
(ALL) Stomp that earth and shake the room!
[Final Chorus — Full Crowd, Double-Time Energy]
Hey-ro, hey-ra, rum-ba-dum!
Clap your hands and here we come!
Hey-ro, hey-ra, ring-a-ding!
Raise your boots and make it ring!
Bim-bam, boom-bam, shake that floor!
One more stomp and give us more!
Hey-ro, hey-ra, loud and strong!
Everybody stomp along!
[Outro — A Cappella, Slowing Down]
Hey-ro! (HEY-RO!)
Hey-ra! (HEY-RA!)
Bim-bam! (BIM-BAM!)
STOMP! (STOMP!)
(ALL — FINAL SHOUT)
HEAVE-HO, HEAVE-HO, HERE WE GO!
[Sound Insert: One enormous synchronized boot stomp, a final handclap, and a sharp acoustic guitar string mute.]