Honor To Us All

This is what you give me to work with? Well, honey, I've seen worse We're gonna turn this sow's ear Into a silk purse We'll have you washed and dried Primped and polished till you glow with pride Trust my recipe for instant bride You'll bring honor to us all Wait and see, when we're through Boys will gladly go to war for you With good fortune (and a great hair-do) You'll bring honor to us all A girl can bring her family Great honor in one way By striking a good match And this could be the day Men want girls with good taste, calm, obedient Who work fast-paced With good breeding and a tiny waste You'll bring honor to us all We all must serve our emperor Who gaurds us from the huns The men by bearing arms A girl by bearing sons When we're through, you can't fail Like a lotus blossom soft and pale How could any fellow say no sale? You'll bring honor to us all [grandma] An apple for serenity, a pendant for balance Beads of jade for beauty You must proudly show it Now, add a cricket just for luck And even you can't blow it! [mulan] Ancestors, hear my plea Help me not to make a fool of me And to not uproot my family tree Keep my father standing tall Steadier than the undertaker We are meeting our matchmaker! [townspeople] Destiny, guard our girls And our future as it fast unfurls Please look kindly on these cultured pearls Each a perfect porcelian doll [girls] Please bring honor to us Please bring honor to us Please bring honor to us Please bring honor to us all!