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      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, 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      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, 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      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, 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