Honor To Us All - Lea Salonga, Beth Fowler, Marnie Nixon

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 guards 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

You’ll bring honor to us all

You’ll bring honor to us all

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

Steadier than the undertaker

We are meeting our matchmaker!

Destiny, guard our girls

And our future as it fast unfurls

Please look kindly on these cultured pearls

Each a perfect porcelian doll

Please bring honor to us

Please bring honor to us

Please bring honor to us

Please bring honor to us

Please bring honor to us all!