The Defeat of Shan Yu

The guards patrolled the Chinese wall As they did every day They did not pay much attention Seems to be the usual way A clink disturbs ones peaceful stroll A three armed hook appears Catches on the parapet With one of its ears The guards are so outnumbered There is just one thing to do Set alight the warning fires For the coming of Shan Yu In the Palace of the Emperor Panic reigns supreme The calm tones of the Emperor Voice of reason it would seem Send messengers out far and wide Conscript or volunteer Take one from each family Then bring them all back here One old decorated hero Zhou from the clan of Fa He was one could hardly walk For sure below his par His daughter Mulan took him home She has another Fa in mind Her father asks no questions He is sure she's being kind She goes alone into her room Her tresses start to fall She continues cutting til There's not much left at all Then dressing up in rough male clothes The palace to attend I am the volunteer from Fa The only one they send Mulan is not a boy's name That will have to change Ping is one she thinks of From a quite restricted range Li Shang leads them into battle Takes them head on to the fray Against the army of the Hun That has got bigger every day The small defending army Uses rockets for long range The advancing Hun just pours along With very little change Now Ping espies a mountain With quite an overhang She sends a rocket to explode Start a landslide with the bang Buries the attacking Hun It seems the job is done Then the worst thing happens as They climb out one by one First the horde attacks the Palace Takes the Emperor in hand Kill him and his leaders Then spread throughout the land There is only one can stop them It is the girl Mulan She needs to kill the great Shan Yu In any way she can She faces him with threat of sword But just when she seems beat A friend that has been helping her Sends fireworks and heat And so Mulan she saves the day Everyone bows down The Emperor gives her Shan Yu's sword And his own medal of renown She takes them to her father After shock he feels at peace The worry and frustration He was buried in can cease