Movie: Mulan
Year: 1998

Lyrics:

[MUSIC]

WOMAN 1
This is what you give me to work with?
Well, honey, I've seen worse
We are gonna turn this sow's ear
Into a silk purse

MULAN
It's freezing!

FA LI
It would have been warm if you were here on time

WOMAN 1
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

FA LI
Mulan, what's this

MULAN
Uh, notes... in case I forget something

GRANDMA
Hold this. We'll need more luck than I thought

WOMEN 2 & 3
Wait and see
When we're through
Boys will gladly go to war for you
With good fortune and a great hairdo
You'll bring honor to us all

CHORUS
A girl can bring her family
Great honor in one way
By striking a good match
And this could be the day

WOMAN 4, FA LI
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

CHORUS
We all must serve our emperor
Who guards us from the Huns
A man by bearing arms
A girl by bearing sons

WOMAN 5, FA LI
When we're through you can't fail
Like a lotus blossom soft and pale
How can any fellow say "no sale"
You'll bring honor to us all

FA LI
There. You're ready

GRANDMA
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

MULAN
Ancestors
Hear my plea
Help me not to make a fool of me
An to not uprooot my family tree
Keep my father standing tall

CHORUS
Scarier 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 porcelain 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