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 'til you grow with pride

just 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 good hairdo

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 would be the day



men want girls with good taste

calm, obedient, who work fast paced

with good breeding

and a tiny waist



you'll bring honor to us all



we all must serve our emporer

who guards us from the huns

The men by bearing arms

The girls by bearing sons



when we're through

when we're through

when we're through...

Like a lotus blossom

Like a lotus blossom

you'll bring honor to us





(there, you're ready

....not yet)



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



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



scarier than the undertaker

we are meeting our matchmaker



please bring honor to us

please bring honor to us

please bring honor to us

please bring honor to us all...