[TITLE: HEY-HO! HERE WE GO!] [ARTIST: EARTHLING] [GENRE: Psychedelic Americana • Joy Folk • Bluegrass Festival Stomp] [STYLE: Driving acoustic guitar, clawhammer banjo, nimble mandolin, dancing fiddle, upright bass, drums, handclaps, harmonica, and a little Hammond organ. Weathered conversational baritone; friends and family join the choruses. Warm live-room sound, laughter left in.] [TEMPO: 126 BPM | KEY: G MAJOR] [INTRO — two claps, two stomps; banjo and fiddle burst in] [Lead] Hey! [Crowd] Ho! [Lead] Hey! [Crowd] Ho! [Lead, laughing] Well, look who made it! [VERSE 1] Sun rolled up like an old friend late Found my coffee cooling by the garden gate Dog took off with a stick too wide Came back proud with the whole yard behind I had a list of things to do Then a bird sang one note, and the fiddle sang two I put that list down on the chair And found a little music waiting there [PRE-CHORUS — bass walks, claps build] Got two feet? Let ’em find the floor Got one smile? There’s room for more [CHORUS — full band, big gang vocals] Hey-ho! Here we go! Round this bright and bumpy world we roll Clap your hands, let your shoulders swing Make a little space for everybody to sing Hey-ho! High and low! Bring the whole heart everywhere you go If you lose your step, we’ll take it slow Hey-ho! Here we go! [VERSE 2 — mandolin and trumpet answer each line] Grandma started laughing at the kid next door Who was trying to dance with a broom on the porch Old man said, “I’m staying put” But his chair kept tapping with the toe of his boot Rain came down, so we moved inside Kept the beat on the tabletop all night Somebody sang a little out of key We sang right along in harmony [PRE-CHORUS] Got two feet? Let ’em find the floor Got one smile? There’s room for more [CHORUS] Hey-ho! Here we go! Round this bright and bumpy world we roll Clap your hands, let your shoulders swing Make a little space for everybody to sing Hey-ho! High and low! Bring the whole heart everywhere you go If you lose your step, we’ll take it slow Hey-ho! Here we go! [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — fiddle and banjo trade fast, playful phrases; harmonica takes the last answer] [STOP — one foot stomp] [Lead] Anybody need a breather? [Crowd] YEAH! [Lead] Me too. One… two… three— [BRIDGE — single acoustic guitar; voices enter one by one] There’ll be days we have to carry More than any song can hold So we’ll sit beside each other Till the evening turns to gold And when somebody finds a rhythm We can follow it back home [BUILD — claps, bass, banjo, then full drums] [Lead] Are you with me? [Crowd] Here we go! [FINAL CHORUS — full band; children and adults join] Hey-ho! Here we go! Round this bright and bumpy world we roll Clap your hands, let your shoulders swing Make a little space for everybody to sing Hey-ho! High and low! Bring the whole heart everywhere you go If you lose your step, we’ll take it slow Hey-ho! Here we go! [OUTRO — instruments drop out; claps and stomps continue] [Lead, smiling] Thanks for bringing your heartbeat. [Crowd] Hey! Ho! [One fiddle flourish. One last stomp.]
